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Since its inception in 2004, 2,287 entries have been received from 1,919 individuals in 258 different Wisconsin communities. More than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes have been awarded. This year’s cash and in-kind prize total will approach $200,000.

Since its inception in 2004, more than 2,000 entries have been received and more than $1 million in cash and in-kind prizes has been awarded. Contest categories are Advanced Manufacturing, Business Services, Information Technology and Life Sciences.

The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition http://www.acceleratemichigan.org/ awarded more than $1 million in cash and in-kind services Thursday night to the winners of North America’s largest business plan competition.

"The response to this competition was quite extraordinary, and I think it clearly demonstrates the opportunity that we have in our state."

That’s why we at the MIT $100k Entrepreneurship Competition http://www.mit100k.org/ have launched YouPitch http://www.mit100k.org/contests/youpitch/ , an elevator pitch contest that’s based entirely on YouTube and open to students from across the world.

In its 28th year, the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association and KPMG LLP today announced the lineup of early-growth companies for the annual Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) 2011 Winter conference, including a new track of clean technology companies.

A good idea is not enough.

Five steps to find and submit the best application and publicize your win.

To give you an idea of what it takes to win first place in a funding competition, we compiled a list of winners from several of this year’s contests.

"The goal of the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is to highlight Michigan as the destination for innovation, and we feel the world has listened."