32 Startups and Entrepreneurs Now May Win Up To $30,000 Cash and
Consultation from Robert Irvine, Patrick Fitzgerald and Comcast Business
Innovation Experts
Public Voting Period Open from April 27 – May 10
Company Website:
http://www.comcastcorporation.com
PHILADELPHIA -- (Business Wire)
Comcast
Business announced that today 32 small business owners from across
the U.S. have been named regional winners in the “Innovations
4 Entrepreneurs” (I4E) program, a national competition that will
award more than $600,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs who are leveraging
technology to enhance their business. Each of the regional winners, 16
startups and 16 entrepreneurs, receives a $10,000 cash award to fuel
growth within their business.
Winners were selected based on essays they submitted highlighting how
they would use technology to take their business to the next level.
Entries were judged by John Jantsch, marketing consultant, speaker and
best-selling author of Duct Tape Marketing, The
Commitment Engine and The Referral Engine and Anita
Campbell, founder, CEO and publisher of Small Business Trends.
They come from a wide range of locations, backgrounds and types of
businesses, in industries including healthcare, technology, hospitality,
retail, media and video production, children’s camps and education,
agriculture, counseling, construction and many more. The full list of
regional winners and their essays are available here.
The next round of the competition is the public
vote, where six businesses will be selected as grand prize winners
and receive an additional $20,000 cash award as well as an
all-expenses-paid trip to Comcast Business headquarters in Philadelphia.
While in Philadelphia, they will have the opportunity to receive
one-on-one consulting with nationally recognized business experts:
Patrick Fitzgerald, MB & Undergrad Entrepreneurship Lecturer at the
Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and DreamIt Ventures
Managing Director; Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur; and
Comcast senior executives.
Public
Voting will be held April 27 – May 10, 2015. The six grand prize
winners will be announced the week of June 1, 2015, with the grand prize
winner event in Philadelphia August 12-13, 2015.
“Entrepreneurs and startups can accelerate their growth by leveraging
technology to make their business more efficient and scalable,” said
Denice Hasty, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management,
Comcast Business. “The Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs program celebrates
these 32 businesses that are using technology in smart, strategic ways
and we are pleased to underwrite the investments they need to help them
continue to execute on their plans.”
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, TV and Voice
solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform their business
with Gigabit speeds and the most advanced communications technologies.
Powered by a next-generation, fiber-based network covering 39 states and
20 of the nation’s top 25 markets, and backed by 24/7 technical support,
Comcast Business is one of the largest contributors to the growth of
Comcast Cable. Comcast Business is the nation’s largest cable provider
to small and mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the
Ethernet market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as its fastest growing provider and service provider of the
year.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and
phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also
provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest
broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com
for more information.
Contacts:
Media Contacts:
Comcast
Joel Shadle
215-286-4675
Joel_Shadle@comcast.com
or
Davies
Murphy Group
Drew Miale
781-418-2438
dmiale@daviesmurphy.com
Source: Comcast Corporation
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