::2012 North of Boston

Business Plan Competition::

Designed to encourage growth companies to locate in Essex County and Merrimack Valley  


  

Are you ready to start that new business you always dreamed about? Do you want to grow your recently established company? Enter the North of Boston Business Plan Competition for your shot at $10,000 in prize money!


Ozzy Properties and Osgood Landing would like to “sweeten the pot” a bit by offering a one-time use of their conference facilities at no cost to each of the first 25 companies that are qualified and enter the 2012 North of Boston Business Plan Competition. The Enterprise Center will inform the companies chosen after the entry form deadline passes.

 

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Entry forms and guidelines.
Entry forms due January 27th by 5pm at the Enterprise Center. Click for other key dates.

Click here for a breakdown of the NEW eligibility criteria for 2012.

Our judges are leaders in the business community, early stage investors, venture capitalists and bank investors.

Read about elements that should be included in the business plan.
   

Past winners call this competition key to their success.
Read this just-published survey:
The Long-Term Impact of Business Plan Competition Success
A Survey of Past North of Boson Business Plan Competition Winners


 

 We would like to thank our 2012 Sponsors!

    
 Gold Sponsors  

 

 

 Silver Sponsors
 
  

 

 













  Media Sponsor

 

 

 
 2012Co-Sponsors

128 Innovation Capital Group              
Amesbury Chamber of Commerce and Industry     
Bertolon School of Business, Salem State University  
Cape Ann Business Incubator                                 
Creative Economy Association of the North Shore
Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry   
Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce    
Marblehead Chamber of Commerce                               
Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council, Inc.  
North Shore Alliance for Economic Development
Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce          
Salem Chamber of Commerce           
Small Business Development Center at Salem State University    
Salem State University Alumni Association   

        

 

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