Throughout the year, the CIE sponsors a number of events to support
community-wide interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. Be sure
to check back for updates.
$10,000 Boomer Business Plan Competition March 10, 2005
Are you developing innovative products and services for the 50+ market?
With 76 million baby boomers
born between 1946 and 1964, the opportunities for profit and growth
are enormous for businesses that target the 50+ market. It is the
largest and fastest-growing marketing demographic in the U.S. According
to North Castle Partners LLC, healthy living and aging is a $480
billion industry, representing a huge market potential.
Do you have a business plan or startup venture that shows significant
business potential for this burgeoning market? From early-stage
ventures in medicine to media, fashion to financial services and
beyond, we invite you to enter this exciting $10,000 Business Plan
Competition.
Are you an entrepreneur or
business serving the 50+ market?
Submit your business plan to the only competition in the
U.S. tailored to innovation in this market segment.
The Competition aims to stimulate the best ideas from the best universities
and tap into the business expertise and creativity of today's entrepreneurs
who are addressing the 50+ market.
This $10,000 Boomer Business Plan Competition provides contestants
with the opportunity to meet investors and partners, secure resources
and get media exposure to help turn dreams into realities.
Submit your business plan to the only competition in the U.S. tailored
to innovation in this market segment. Click
here to find out more about the competition and how to enter.
"Winning the Boomer Competition provided
us with unique exposure to investors, pharma partners and
perhaps most important of all, potential customers. After
the publication at the AARP newsletter, we received numerous
inquiries from ordinary people, anxious to know when our
device will be on the market. This gave us more credibility
with our investors than any expert opinion we could have
gathered!
Now, more than ever, our company operates with a true sense
of the urgency, and this motivates us to persevere and succeed.
Without the competition, neither we nor our investors would
have never known the potential impact our device has on
the boomer population."
Onne Ganel
CEO
MicroMRI Inc. (2004 $10,000 Boomer Business Plan Competition
winner)
"Participating in the 2004 Boomer Business
Plan Competition was a rewarding and valuable experience.
Through the expert insight and feedback that we received
from the esteemed judges throughout the evaluation process,
we gained a far greater understanding of the Boomer market
which is driving the growth in demand for (our products),"
Chris Ashton
Founder & President
Fetch, Inc. (now PetPlan-USA)
"I just want to thank you for all
the time you invested in making the Baby Boomer Business
Plan Challenge and the "What's Next Conference"
such wonderful events. ...I have gained some great ideas
from the group's feedback about our company's business plan.
It was one of the most valuable experiences I have had since
starting my company four years ago.
One of the key things I was able to witness, as one of the
entrepreneurs in the Top 20, was your strength in networking
and building "buzz." ... I still can't believe
all the experts that we met in just a few short days! Also,
your advice, kind words, and introductions were invaluable
to me"
5th Annual