Prize Package Details!

• $10,000

  • Prize money will be made available to the winner in the form of a check.

• Municipal Beta-Testing

  • Commitment from the City of Buffalo to continue to beta test the winning submission as long as the winner continues to develop and iterate on submission.

• Individualized Business Assistance Package
  (Provided by the Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center)

  • Package is designed to help the winner develop a full business operational plan, develop financial projections, and identify potential funding sources.This package offers fifteen (15) hours of technical assistance support, which includes: 

    • Start-up / Growth Technical Assistance

      • Business Plan Development or Analysis
      • Financial Projection Preparation
      • Target Market Identification
      • Marketing Analysis

    • Financial Technical Assistance

      • Identify borrowing need
      • Development of Sources & Uses Chart
      • Identification of potential funders
      • Application assistance

• Angel Investor Pitch Meeting