We’ve been able to construct an amazing prize package for Harrisburg Startup Weekend, an event where participants build a company in a weekend. The event will be held at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology on September 13-15th, 2013. 

The Prize Packages are:

First Prize – Sponsored by Carlisle TechCelerator and Ben Franklin Technology Partners:

  • 4 Months of Co-working Space at the BF TechCelerator at Carlisle
  • A spot in the Fall or Spring Entrepreneurial Program @ the TechCelerator
  • An opportunity to pitch your business idea directly to Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

Second Prize – Sponsored by Startup Harrisburg, Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce and CREDC, Harbor Business Compliance and WebPageFX:

  • 3 Months of Co-working Space at Startup Harrisburg, Harrisburg PA
  • 1 Year Membership to the Harrisburg Chamber
  • 2 Hours of SEO analysis by WebPageFX
  • Business Filing Services by Harbor Business Compliance

Third Prize – Sponsored by the Technology Council of Pennsylvania, Harbor Business Compliance and the Central PA Founders Roundtable:

  • A 1 Year Membership to the Technology Council
  • Pitch Practice mentorship from a Central PA Founder Member
  • Business Filing Services by Harbor Business Compliance

Prizes will be awarded for the best & brightest ideas and business models concocted by Startup Weekend participants in a frenzied, 54-hour business and technology hackathon.

Judges for the event are:

  • Pam Martin,  Executive Director of the Ben Franklin TechCelerator Incubator@Carlisle
  • Ed Harrell, Entrepreneur in Residence, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
  • Michael Hund, Attorney at McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
  • Dave Bonsick, President of the Technology Council of Pennsylvania
  • Chuck Russell, Senior Partner of Collective Intelligence Inc.

Event prize package sponsors are: