MIX Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce BizMIX
2013, a business plan competition that brings together aspiring entrepreneurs
with mentors and offers significant cash prizes to the winners. This program is
designed to invest in a viable business idea that benefits the Santa Fe
community as well as providing aspiring entrepreneurs with networking and
mentoring assistance that will help build successful
businesses.
This year the MIX
business plan competition offers more in prizes, expertise, and access.
Finalists will make valuable connections with Santa Fe’s innovators and
entrepreneurial leaders as they compete for cash and other valuable
prizes.
Submit an application
at www.mixsantafe.com/bizmix by
answering the following:
·
Venture
name
·
What’s your business
idea? What problem does this solve? 150 words or less
·
How will this
business benefit Santa Fe? 75 words or less
·
Why should we invest
in you? 75 words or less
·
Contact
information
Eligibility:
Businesses entering
BizMIX should be in the concept stage. Operational businesses (businesses that
have current revenues and/or sales) are not eligible. Non-profit businesses are
not eligible; however, MIX will soon unveil MIX+Match, an opportunity for
non-profit projects.
Criteria for
selection:
·
Businesses should
benefit Santa Fe’s economy (by creating jobs, enhancing quality of life, filling
a gap in the market with product/service, retaining talent,
etc.)
·
This business might
just become a reality. Winners will be ready, willing and able to get
started.
·
Talent and tenacity
of founder(s).
Sponsors and mentors
for BizMIX 2013 are currently being identified. Please contact Kate Noble,
Economic Development Division at kinoble@santafenm.gov if you are
interested.
MIX is a structure
for interaction and collaboration among inspired individuals, entrepreneurs,
innovators, businesses and organizations. Through monthly events that showcase
talent and local resources MIX provides an avenue for personal contact and
networking. Through innovative web tools, social media and micro-stimulus, MIX
provides a mechanism for the development of ideas, businesses, and projects with
corollary opportunities for promotion, recognition and start-up
funding.
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