Bucks County Community College "Start Me Up Challenge" Can Get You $100,000 For Your Start Up

Do you have a great idea that just needs some funding to get it off the ground? Well the Bucks County Community College is hosting a "Start Me Up Challenge" that could land you up to $100,000 in venture capital funding for your idea.

The college is inviting Bucks County residents and BCCC students over 16 years old to apply for the "Start Me Up Entrepreneur Challenge."

Entrants will have the chance to receive funding assistance and professional mentoring for an idea, concept or business.

The college said the challenge will be similar to the popular venture capitalism TV show "Shark Tank," in that local venture capitalists will choose winning ideas to receive up to $100,000 in funding.

Interested parties can apply Jan. 23 through Feb. 23 for free, so iron out the wrinkles in your ideas to earn a piece of the venture capital pie. A final in-person event will be held at the Lower Bucks Campus – 1304 Veteran Highway, Bristol – on April 17.

Head over to StartMeUpBucks.com to learn more about the challenge, including the inventors who will be judging the challenge.

More information is available by calling (215) 968-8227 or by emailing business@bucks.edu.

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