A quick reminder that if you’d like to enter your startup into Invest Nebraska Corporation‘s second annual East-2-West New Venture Competition the deadline is next Monday, November 8.
Here are more details, from investnebraska.com/venture-competitions:
- When: Friday, November 19, 1 p.m.
- Where: Old Mattress Factory (501 North 13th Street)
- Who: Any new or existing business located in or willing to locate to the State of Nebraska.
- How: A number of pre-selected applicants will be called upon to make a pitch presentation to a judges panel composed of local and regional business leaders. The judges panel will then select the most promising business plan, and the winner will be awarded a $50,000 cash investment in exchange for a minority stake in the proposed or existing company.
- Why: Because we are confident that your success can be Nebraska’s success, and a community that encourages innovation, optimism, and entrepreneurship, is a community that will never stop thriving.
To enter, visit investnebraska.com/venture-competitions (must be 18 years of age or older).
To learn more about what to expect from the East-2-West competition, see our coverage of last year’s event:
Here’s a video interview at last year’s competition with its winner, Jimmy Winter of RockDex:
