Thinking big is what the new Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition is all about.
In fact, organizers aim to make this contest -- launching today with more than $1 million in cash awards for entrepreneurs who promise to locate and grow in Michigan -- the biggest business-plan competition of its kind, surpassing the current kingpin sponsored by Rice University in Houston.
Funded with an initial grant of $750,000 from the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan, the competition will be managed by Ann Arbor SPARK on behalf of the region's business accelerator network, which also includes Automation Alley, TechTown and the Macomb-OU INCubator.
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Author: TOM WALSH
