Main Street Lifestyles

This category is for small business startups whose products or services are readily available to the general public. Businesses in category may have a brick and mortar location or run a retail operation completely online. Main Street businesses innovate through execution and differentiation strategies.

Big City/High Tech

This category is for high tech startups that have some sort of intellectual property at the core of their technology offerings. Businesses in this category will usually have patents to disclose or have a unique offering that can scale into large industries. High Tech businesses innovate through technology and go-to market strategies.

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Social Enterprise

This category is for social endeavors that are trying to develop, fund and implement solutions to social, cultural or environmental issues. Businesses in this category could focus on either domestic or international issues in an attempt to better society.

Rising Entrepreneurs

Previous competition winners go head-to-head as they prepare and present their best presentation to date.