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 http://www.innovateillinois.org Get ready to INNOVATE! Innovate Illinois 2009 is a highly selective entrepreneurial competition where innovative companies have the opportunity to compete for a $30,000 cash prize from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The cash prize is designed to encourage and reward companies for implementing or planning innovative products, services, or processes that have or will have a lasting economic effect on Illinois. Applications for this year's competition can be found at http://www.innovateillinois.org/ and are due August12th. Semifinals will be held in Urbana-Champaign September 24th and finals will be in Chicago on November 10th. For more information visit http://www.innovateillinois.org/ or contact the Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center at 618-453-3805 or the University Entrepreneurship Center at 618-532-1086. |
 http://www.campceo.biz CampCEO dates are set for 2009! We are looking for the best and brightest aspiring young entrepreneurs. Our week-long camp will be offered to students entering grades 9-12. This year's camp will take place at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from July 5th-10th. Please go to www.campceo.biz to apply. Camp fees are $495 per person. Check out one of our successful campers from CampCEO 2007. Katie Furrie has started her own business "Miss L' Toe Boots". Look at the young entrepreneur's website at www.missltoeboots.com. |
 http://www.universityec.com The University Entrepreneurship Center in Centralia is our newest University-Community Partnership among Southern Illinois University and The University of Illinois. Center staff provide support and counseling to entrepreneurs and small businesses at all stages of of their venture. In addition to one-on-one counseling, the Center also offers various business workshops as well as rental of a variety of computer/technology rooms for local businesses and organizations. The mission of the University Entrepreneurship Center is to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in central and southern Illinois. |
 Operation Bootstrap; Seeding Southern Illinois Start-ups. Do you dream of owning your own business? Do you need money to start your business? Operation Bootstrap, a regional business training program, might be the answer. The Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center offers, through funding from the Delta Regional Authority, an intensive business training program for fledgling entrepreneurs who plan to start their business in the Illinois Delta region. The Illinois Delta region consists of the southern 16 Illinois counties of Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Hardin, Pope, Union, Saline, White, Gallatin, Hamilton, Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Perry and Randolph. During the course of the 12 Session training, participants learn the skills needed to successfully start and sustain their own business. Upon successful completion of training, participants may submit their business plan created during the course to an independent review committee to compete for $3,500 in grant funding. This unique program is the first to provide seed money to start-ups in our region. The free training has been conducted in Carbondale and Du Quoin during 2009 and feedback from our recent graduates is phenomenal! Currently, no new trainings are scheduled, but watch for additional announcements. Please check the media coverage on our events/new page. |
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