{"id":942,"date":"2017-05-19T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/?p=942"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:50:49","slug":"take-part-innovateher-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/take-part-innovateher-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower women&#8217;s lives; take part in the InnovateHER 2017 competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up NOW\u00a0for\u00a0InnovateHER 2017, a nationwide competition launched by the U.S. Small Business Administration to find innovative products and services that help impact and empower women&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg College is partnering with the SBA on the competition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/take-part-innovateher-2017\/innovateher-spc-competition-2017\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-944 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/InnovateHER-SPC-Competition-2017-229x300.png\" alt=\"InnovateHER 2017 Competition\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/InnovateHER-SPC-Competition-2017-229x300.png 229w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/InnovateHER-SPC-Competition-2017-768x1007.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/InnovateHER-SPC-Competition-2017-781x1024.png 781w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/business-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/05\/InnovateHER-SPC-Competition-2017.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Register today for\u00a0InnovateHER 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participants must register to participate, and submissions are due Sunday, May 21.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Register online at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbinnovates.com\/InnovateHER.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tbinnovates.com\/InnovateHER.cfm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pitch event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local competitions are being held across the country for InnovateHER 2017. Those selected as winners at these events will move on to the semi-final round. Ten finalists will then be invited to the National InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge to be held in mid-2017 where they will compete for the top three awards and a total of $70,000 in prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, a pitch event for InnovateHER 2017 will be held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mypalladium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, May 22. There is limited availability to pitch at this event, which is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Judging criteria includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Potential for commercialization<\/li>\n<li>Impact on the lives of women and families<\/li>\n<li>Ability to fill a need in the marketplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more details, contact the Tampa Bay Innovation Center at <a href=\"mailto:elmoret@tbinnovates.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elmoret@tbinnovates.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Small Business Administration launched InnovateHER 2017 to find innovative products and services that help impact and empower women&#8217;s lives. 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