Women's Small Business Statewide Competition With Local Companies in Finals
|
Posted By: Reginald Claremont on May 30, 2017 Report on Montgomery- Area Companies in the Top-Five Statewide Finals That Help Women & Families WHEN: Wed. (May 31), from 9 a.m. to noon. WHERE: ASU's John Garrick Hardy Student Center Theater (across from the Acadome). A nationwide competition is underway to find the most innovative products and services that both helps impact and empowers the lives of women, and Alabama State University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has been selected as the events' statewide sponsor and host for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) "Innovating for Women Business Challenge." The event is called "InnovateHER," and the statewide competition will be held at ASU on Wednesday (May 31), on campus, from 9 a.m. – noon, at the ASU John Garrick Hardy Student Center Theater. Among the five statewide finalists are some Montgomery - area, women-centered companies. Here is what has transpired so far before Wednesday's statewide competition - entrepreneurs have already submitted their proposal/plans for the competition and they have been reviewed by a selection committee, which has narrowed it down to five semifinalists who will "pitch" their plans and be judged at ASU. The judging is segmented into three categories, which includes: 1) Showing how the product/service has a measurable impact on the lives of women and families (30 percent); 2). Demonstrating its potential for commercialization (40 percent); 3) Proving how it fills a need in the marketplace (30 percent). After Wednesday's judging, the top finalist’s business plan will be submitted to the SBA to compete in its final round of competition where the winners will have the opportunity to pitch their products and ideas to a panel of judges and compete for the top three nationwide awards, which includes $70,000 in prizes. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
 |
Reginald Claremont
President, Fulfillment and Web Services, HBCUCONNECT Clark Atlanta University class of 1998 Member Since September 2000 |
Comments
More From This Author
| Register Now For MissionTech: Virtual Hiring Event For Military Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses |
| HBCUConnect Releases Summer/Fall 2026 Alumni Magazine Celebrating HBCU Excellence, Career Opportunities, and Culture |
Latest News
 |
📣 Introducing the MS-CC Student Community of Practice (CoP)!Connect with fellow students, share your ideas, and explore what’s next!
The MS-CC Student CoP brings undergraduate and graduate students together across institutions to explore research, technolog ...more
David Lockett • 111 Views • October 22nd, 2026 |
 |
Virginia State University Breaks All-Time Enrollment Record With Largest Class in Its HistoryVirginia State University has enrolled more than 6,350 students for the 2026-27 academic year, the largest in its documented history, along with the biggest first-time freshman class ever at 1,725 stu ...more
Roger Gates • 176 Views • October 21st, 2026 |
 |
FAMU Rattler Great Andre Dawson Receives Florida Governor's Medal of FreedomToday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis presented the Governor’s Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the Governor can bestow on a Floridian, to Baseball Hall of Famer and proud Florida A&M University (FA ...more
Reginald Claremont • 324 Views • October 19th, 2026 |
 |
STARZ Named Presenting Sponsor as HBCU First LOOK Film & TV Festival Returns to Howard University Nov. 5-7For three days this November, Howard University will transform into the epicenter of Black film. The 4th Annual HBCU First LOOK Film & TV Festival (HBCUFLF) returns to the nation's capital Novembe ...more
Roger Gates • 209 Views • October 19th, 2026 |
Popular News
 |
Louisiana Upholds Life Sentence to Black Man For Stealing Hedge Trimmers in 1997While this may not be HBCU related news, as an AFrican American male, I had to share this appalling decision by the Louisiana court system to keep a man in jail with a life sentence for such a petty c ...more
Roger Gates • 406,156 Views • August 6th, 2020 |
 |
Blonde Instagram Model Goes Viral for Graduating from HBCU and Pledging Delta Sigma Theta!A blonde woman is going viral this morning, for graduating from A Historically Black College while pledging a Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
@Blonde_HBCU
The woman, an IG ...more
Roger Gates • 190,522 Views • November 30th, 2020 |
 |
Apple to Invest over $40 Million Dollars into HBCUs - Time to major in Computer Science!!!On Tuesday Johnny C. Taylor, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund stopped by “NewsOne Now” to make a major announcement that could literally change the lives of thousands of HBCU st ...more
Roger Gates • 131,225 Views • March 11th, 2015 |
 |
North Carolina HBCU Unity DayShaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Claremont • 119,424 Views • August 8th, 2016 |
 |
Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith to Donate $50 Million to Support STEM Students at HBCUsThe Student Freedom Initiative announced today a $50 million personal gift from Robert F. Smith, philanthropist and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners. This gift matches the initial fu ...more
Roger Gates • 86,868 Views • October 22nd, 2020 |
