Please read more about what they do, and learn the specific details and restrictions of prizes provided to the competition winner.
about: The Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ is part of a state initiative encouraging innovation; and helps
entrepreneurs develop products and technologies and start businesses.
KIZ will be providing $500 cash to the grand prize winner, along with a Merwyn Concept Research Evaluation – a service that is part of the Eureka! Winning Ways program. Merwyn Concept Research helps you “clean and screen” innovations. It’s based on your ability to explain your product or service’s 1) Overt Benefit, 2) Real Reason to Believe and 3) Dramatic Difference. Research indicates that Merwyn is 7x smarter than humans at screening ideas early in the development process – when you have the greatest ability to take corrective action.
website: http://www.wlkiz.com
prize value: $1,100
prize details: No restrictions on this prize.
about: ZALE Patent Law practices before the US Patent and Trademark Office and offers a full range of Patent, Trademark, Copyright, e-Business and Commercialization services covering US and International jurisdictions.
website: http://www.zalelaw.com
prize value: $3,000
prize details: Provided that the idea is patentable, the prize will be a Provisional Patent Application in which the applicant must pay the $105 government fee.
sponsor: Lock Haven University Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
about: Lock Haven SBDC is part of a statewide, non-profit, network of university based centers that provide business and economic development assistance to small businesses and prospective small businesses.
website: http://www.lhup.edu/sbdc
prize value: $500
prize details: Free workshop attendance starts October 1, 2008 and runs until March 31, 2009. This prize does not include co-sponsored events or seminars of the Lock Haven SBDC. Franklin Covey training is not included in this prize.
sponsor: Manufacturers’ Association of Central PA
about: The Manufacturers’ Association is dedicated to providing information and services to its members – both manufacturers and non manufacturers that will assist them in the pursuit of their business and community interests.
website: http://www.manufacturerscentralpa.com
prize value: $250
prize details: For new members.
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PRIZE: Design consultation and 8 hours of product design or prototyping
sponsor: Keystone Innovation Grant program at Pennsylvania College of Technology
about: Pennsylvania College of Technology, an affiliate of the Pennsylvania State University, is the state’s premier technical college. Penn College is a partner of the Williamsport/Lycoming KIZand is providing this prize through its Keystone Innovation Grant received through the KIZ program.
website: http://www.pct.edu
prize value: $880
prize details: No restrictions on this prize.
PRIZE: Up to 8 hours of free consulting services for marketing assistance/product design
sponsor: IMC, Inc.
about: IMC contributes to economic growth in Central Pennsylvania through an engaged staff who provide the manufacturers of our region with objective counsel, strategic perspective, high value services and solutions through access to regional, state and national resources.
website: http://www.imcpa.com
prize value: $250
prize details: No restrictions on this prize.
about: Ben Franklin Technology PArtners of Northeastern PA links Pennsylvania entrepreneurs and companies with funding, people, technology, universities and other resources to help them prosper — and in the process, fuels economic growth for the Commonwealth.
website: http://nep.benfranklin.org
prize details: No restrictions on this prize.