Awards

First Prize in Each Category

$100,000 investment, which includes:

  • Dedicated office space for three years with unlimited access at the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at Ohio Wesleyan University (DEC OWU)
  • Services and support through DEC OWU
  • Business-ready intensive workshops
  • Executive learning series
  • 12 hours per month conference room space
  • Printing and mailing services
  • Cash investment

Second Prize in Each Category

$75,000 investment, which includes:

  • 24/7 access to coworking space at the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at Ohio Wesleyan University (DEC OWU)
  • Services and support through Ohio Wesleyan and the Entrepreneurial Center
  • Start-up bootcamp
  • Executive learning series
  • 6 hours per month conference room space
  • Printing and mailing services
  • Cash investment

Third Prize in Each Category

$50,000 investment, which includes:

  • Unlimited access to coworking space at the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at Ohio Wesleyan University (DEC OWU) during business hours (M-F 8-5 p.m.)
  • Services and support through Ohio Wesleyan and the Entrepreneurial Center
  • Start-up bootcamp
  • Executive learning series
  • 4 hours per month conference room space
  • Printing and mailing services
  • Cash investment

Fourth- and Fifth-Place prizes are $5,000 cash investments.