Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives

If you are an undergraduate at a U.S. university who is ready to make a difference, we invite you to apply. We are looking for extraordinary students who will lead their own for profit or nonprofit social venture.

TO APPLY:
* Click "Submit an Entry" on the right-hand side of this page
* Create a profile for your startup
* In the "About Us" section of your profile, answer these 3 questions: (100 words max each)
1. What issue will your venture address?
2. Why are YOU pursuing this specific issue?
3. How will your venture solve this problem?

WANT TO REALLY IMPRESS US?
* Record an elevator pitch and upload it to YouTube or Vimeo
* Add a link to your video pitch on your "About Us" page
* Get as many followers as you can for your start-up!

KEY DATES:
* February 7, 2010 – 1st round deadline. Create your startup profile and elevator pitch video.
* March 7, 2010 – 2nd round deadline. Submit your business plans (semi-finalists only)
* April 1, 2010 – New Sparkseed Innovators announced!

QUESTIONS?
Visit http://www.sparkseed.org/application/faq or email andrew@sparkseed.org

Important Changes

Sent by Andrew Wu on 06 February 2010, 05:53AM

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• What to do to Finish Your Application

• kent Anderson wrote (2 months ago):

  I am looking for business partners even a merger , I Have spent 12 Years of my lifes work ideas aplying for the IP Brand FUTURE To see all people all countries work together and to share the Brand FUTURE The Global design
  and self suporting Global infranstruture is bases on ideas of countries and
  Individuals . Best KGA Home 1701-223-0639 www.futurevisionaries.com

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• Victor Siu wrote (4 months ago):

  Congratulations to our second round social innovators. Your business plans have all been reviewed by our judges, and we will be coordinating a shortlist of potential Sparkseed Innovation winners soon!

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• ed whyman wrote (5 months ago):

  One great way to solve problems is to ask the person asking the question (problem finder) if they know of the answer or if they can look into solving it so they become the problem solver too:)
  
  e.g.
  1.
  How can enterprise and innovation be improved and created institutionally? http://www.Traidmark.org is one way to create institutional innovation.
  
  2.
  How can anyone set up their own self sustaining innovation space?
  http://www.BARcampBAR.org and http://www.FREEtraid.org both have examples of how this can be done.
  
  How else can everyone be A. Empowered to create innovative solutions so social problems and B. Self sustain themselves by earning enough to live and learn?
  
  Can http://www.MUSTart.org build a Trust library with you too?
  
  http://www.Whymandesign.com

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• Hillary Clevenger wrote (5 months ago):

  Thank you for the opportunity and showing support for student entrepreneurs!

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• Edward Miller wrote (5 months ago):

  Very cool-
  
  I'm going to make a run for it. Strong momentum so far on this one, local agriculture precedent for the US: http://younoodle.com/startups/oberlin_college_sustainabil...
  
  Development in Latin America, Costa Rica in about 3-5 years. Again, farming can be a solution. CATIE business school. Want to help out? http://younoodle.com/startups/root_organic_finca_modelo
  
  Hope you can come by?
  Eddie Miller
  http://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiemill

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