{"id":12516,"date":"2017-11-10T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=12516"},"modified":"2021-01-21T12:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T17:48:09","slug":"idea-center-awarding-prizes-innovative-business-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/idea-center-awarding-prizes-innovative-business-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Idea Center Awarding Prizes For Innovative Business Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Idea Center logo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center-125x125.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Idea-Center.jpeg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/search\/?q=%22The%20Idea%20Center%22&amp;_siq_page=1&amp;_siq_sort=relevance\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Idea Center<\/span><\/a> is awarding MDC Innovation Prizes to students who create innovative business solutions to help solve problems in the community. The deadline to apply is Dec. 15. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both students and recent alumni (within the last five years) are welcome to apply. Categories include climate change, housing, health care, public safety and public transportation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To apply, students need to fill out a form and send a one-minute video submission at <a href=\"\/\/theideacenter.co\/solutions\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\/\/theideacenter.co\/solutions\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four winners will be chosen for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">start-up and existing business categories.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing businesses who win first place will earn $25,000 and a potential $250,000 investment. The second place winners will be awarded $15,000. Two start-up businesses will receive $5,000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winners will also be able to attend a branding strategy session with an industry expert, be featured in the Idea Center\u2019s newsletter and receive free enrollment to any Idea Center workshop in 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning solutions must be scalable, replicable and be able to solve similar challenges in other communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact the Idea Center at <a href=\"mailto:ideacenter@mdc.edu\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ideacenter@mdc.edu<\/span><\/a> or at (305) 237-7809.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Idea Center is awarding MDC Innovation Prizes to students who create innovative business solutions to help solve problems in the community. The deadline to apply is Dec. 15. Both students and recent alumni (within the last five years) are welcome to apply. Categories include climate change, housing, health care, public safety and public transportation. 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