SBA Launches Growth Accelerator Fund

The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a $2.5 million competition for accelerators and other entrepreneurial ecosystem models to compete for monetary prizes of $50,000 each to fund operating budgets. To award the prizes, applicants will be judged by an expert panel that will consider each applicant’s stated mission, founding team members and business goals among other core components. The application deadline is August 2, 2014.

by Kimberly Peyser, SBA Official

Full Story: http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/official-sba-news-and-views/open-business/sba-launches-growth-accelerator-fund

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