$100,000 SmartZone Award To Honor Michigan's Most Innovative Entrepreneur

The Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest (GLEQ) will soon announce the winner of its SmartZone Award, a contest among Michigan entrepreneurs challenged to write the best business plan.

According to excerpts from the article:

This year’s business-plan writing contest features participants from all parts of the state, including six from the Upper Peninsula, nine from the upper Lower Peninsula, 41 from the west side of the state, 67 from mid-Michigan, and the balance from sections of Southeast Michigan.

The industries represented are across the board, with the highest concentrations in IT (including software, wireless applications, e-commerce, electronic medical records, video and new media), Life Sciences, Alternative Energy, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, and Food and Agriculture.

GLEQ has risen to the challenge thanks to its statewide network of support. Through collaborative relationships with the SmartZones, universities, industry associations, entrepreneurial support organizations, and economic development agencies, GLEQ has a roster of 250 volunteers that support the competition as Ambassadors, Coaches and Judges.


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