
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:
- TechCelerator @ Carlisle - http://www.techcarlisle.com
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners – http://benfranklin.org
- Startup Harrisburg - http://startuphbg.com
- WebPageFX – www.webpagefx.com
- Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce and CREDC - http://www.harrisburgregionalchamber.org/
- Technology Council of Pennsylvania – http://www.tccp.org