Business & Career Library
PowerUP! Competition: General Information
CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS – JOIN THE 2012 PowerUP! BUSINESS PLAN
Turn your business idea into a reality with help from the Library and you may win $15,000 in start up capital. Entrepreneurs throughout Brooklyn are eligible to participate in Brooklyn Public Library's PowerUP! Business Plan Competition. All contestants have access to free resources and services to help them write a business plan. View our slideshow to see how the PowerUP! competition rewards the ingenuity and determination of ALL participants. Everyone is a Winner!
Participants attend classes at the Library on creating business plans, marketing, financial projections, and doing research with Library resources. They are also connected to business counselors in the community.
Citi Foundation, as the sole sponsor of PowerUP!, is committed to making Brooklyn a great place to live and work by supporting local entrepreneurship through the business plan competition.
All applicants must attend one orientation; see dates below. Details about applying will be supplied at the orientations. Register by using the Programs & Events Calendar; scroll through the calendar to find the date you wish to attend.
Business & Career Library,
280 Cadman Plaza West
Tuesday March 20
6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday March 29
6 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday April 4
9 - 10:30 am
Saturday April 14
11 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday April 17
6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday April 26
6 - 7:30 pm
New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street
Tuesday April 3
6 - 7:30 pm
Canarsie Library, 1580 Rockaway Parkway
Wednesday April 11
6 - 7:30 pm
Over the past eight years the competition has fostered the development of a host of new businesses. You may view the list of past winners and read more about them. Join the competition, and you may be on the list next year!
Who Can Enter?
If you live in Brooklyn and want to start a business in Brooklyn, you are eligible. "Power UP!" is a competition to help applicants start a business. Additional details, including the competition rules and the application process will be supplied at each orientation session.
What Are the Prizes?
First Place - $15,000
Two Second Place prizes - $5,000
Three Merit Awards - $750
Honorable Mention - $500
How Can I apply?
To apply to PowerUP! 2012, you must attend an orientation. See the list of orientation dates and locations to the right. Online registration for an orientation is recommended. Register by using the Programs & Events Calendar; scroll through the calendar to find the date you wish to attend.
You may see details about the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition's rules, eligibility requirements, application process and general calendar in the Download section of the site.
Acknowledgments
PowerUP! is brought to you by the Brooklyn Public Library's Business Library Success Council and Citi Foundation.
Citi Foundation is the Lead Sponsor of the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition
CALLING ALL ENTREPRENEURS – JOIN THE 2012 PowerUP! BUSINESS PLAN
Turn your business idea into a reality with help from the Library and you may win $15,000 in start up capital. Entrepreneurs throughout Brooklyn are eligible to participate in Brooklyn Public Library's PowerUP! Business Plan Competition. All contestants have access to free resources and services to help them write a business plan. View our slideshow to see how the PowerUP! competition rewards the ingenuity and determination of ALL participants. Everyone is a Winner!
Participants attend classes at the Library on creating business plans, marketing, financial projections, and doing research with Library resources. They are also connected to business counselors in the community.
Citi Foundation, as the sole sponsor of PowerUP!, is committed to making Brooklyn a great place to live and work by supporting local entrepreneurship through the business plan competition.
All applicants must attend one orientation; see dates below. Details about applying will be supplied at the orientations. Register by using the Programs & Events Calendar; scroll through the calendar to find the date you wish to attend.
Business & Career Library,
280 Cadman Plaza West
Tuesday March 20
6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday March 29
6 - 7:30 pm
Wednesday April 4
9 - 10:30 am
Saturday April 14
11 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday April 17
6 - 7:30 pm
Thursday April 26
6 - 7:30 pm
New Utrecht Library, 1743 86th Street
Tuesday April 3
6 - 7:30 pm
Canarsie Library, 1580 Rockaway Parkway
Wednesday April 11
6 - 7:30 pm
Over the past eight years the competition has fostered the development of a host of new businesses. You may view the list of past winners and read more about them. Join the competition, and you may be on the list next year!
Who Can Enter?
If you live in Brooklyn and want to start a business in Brooklyn, you are eligible. "Power UP!" is a competition to help applicants start a business. Additional details, including the competition rules and the application process will be supplied at each orientation session.
What Are the Prizes?
First Place - $15,000
Two Second Place prizes - $5,000
Three Merit Awards - $750
Honorable Mention - $500
How Can I apply?
To apply to PowerUP! 2012, you must attend an orientation. See the list of orientation dates and locations to the right. Online registration for an orientation is recommended. Register by using the Programs & Events Calendar; scroll through the calendar to find the date you wish to attend.
You may see details about the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition's rules, eligibility requirements, application process and general calendar in the Download section of the site.
Acknowledgments
PowerUP! is brought to you by the Brooklyn Public Library's Business Library Success Council and Citi Foundation.
Citi Foundation is the Lead Sponsor of the PowerUP! Business Plan Competition
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