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Meet March’s Get Started Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the March awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. InventorSpeak is a coaching program…
March 20, 2025
Meet Utah’s First Get Started Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the February awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. The Local Bait Box is…
February 20, 2025
Turn Ideas Into Action With the Startup State’s New Funding Challenge
In collaboration with the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, the Startup State Initiative has introduced the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge to support aspiring entrepreneurs across Utah. This new initiative offers up to $500 in non-equity funding to help founders develop their…
February 5, 2025
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