Upcoming entrepreneurial competitions

GLEQ Business Plan Competition. Register today at http://www.gleq.org/ to participate in the statewide business plan competition, be matched with a Coach, meet Investors, get valuable feedback on your plan, and possibly win cash prizes. Your GLEQ Coach will guide you as you prepare your Executive Summary. Registration deadline is October 21. Executive Summaries are due December 9. Submissions are judged by venture investors that provide written feedback and suggestions. Winners will be awarded cash prizes at ACE’12. 

Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Mark your calendars: November 16-17, Eagle Crest Conference Center. Gala Awards and Dinner, November 17, Henry Ford Museum. Although the deadline has passed for Company applications, the student deadline is September 30. Extraordinary opportunity for university students with innovative ideas for new business ventures. This is a Michigan-based international business plan competition for second-stage businesses offering more than $1 million in awards. A separate track gives Michigan university students the opportunity to develop innovative business ideas and win cash awards – http://www.acceleratemichigan.org/

Global MIT Enterprise Forum and SAE Vehicle Innovation Competition Event.Investors and entrepreneurs, be in the running to present your automotive-related products and processes to the automotive engineering community and an audience of supervisory and manager level engineers from Tier 1 and OEM companies. If your product offers promise for meeting specific solutions in the motor vehicle industry, apply by September 15. PowerPoint intro, business plan summary and company/team profile information required. Additional information available at info@mitgreatlakes.com or via events@sae-detroit.org.  The winner of the competition will receive more than $50,000 worth of the business commercialization acceleration services.