The City Calls for Entries for InnovateHER

March 23, 2015

COLUMBIA, SC – The City’s Office of Business Opportunities (OBO), in partnership with Columbia College and the USC-Columbia Technology Incubator, is calling for entries for the 2015 Innovating for Women Business Challenge.

InnovateHER provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase innovative products and services that help impact and empower the lives of women and families. Applicants must demonstrate the following and will be scored accordingly:

  1. Have a measurable impact on the lives of women and families (30 percent)
  2. Have the potential for commercialization (40 percent)
  3. Fill a need in the marketplace (30 percent)

 

To participate, applicants must complete the InnovateHER interest application and submit a business plan, including an executive summary, no later than Friday, March 27, 2015 at noon.

Visit ColumbiaSC.net/obo for the application and additional entry information.