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= <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview</span></span></span></span> =
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:AMICLogo.jpg]]The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition (AMIC) is a business pitching competition open to any early stage business. While originally being a collaborative effort between various Michigan business accelerators, AMIC recently combined with the University of Michigan Centre of Entrepreneurship in order to tackle student led ventures. The competition requires the submission of a business plan and a presentation in front of a set of judges. Company startup awards range up to $500,000 while student awards range up to $21,000. In order to accept awards your company or sending university must be located in Michigan. AMIC is commonly regarded as,</span></span></span></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: center;">[http://universityinnovation.org/images/e/e9/AMICLogo.jpg http://universityinnovation.org/images/e/e9/AMICLogo.jpg]<span style="color:#696969;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">THE launchpad for Great Lake startups"</span></span></span></p>
= <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purpose</span></span></span></span> =
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition was created by the Business Accelerator Network for Southeast Michigan to foster Michigan’s fledgling entrepreneurial ecosystem. It is supported through a combination of various business incubators, including - Ann Arbor SPARK, Automation Alley, and Macomb-OU INCubator.</span></span></span><br/><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The competition is designed to encourage early stage businesses a</span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nd startup companies. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The competition is designated for startup ideas and innovative business opportunities. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In turn these companies aid the local economy by creating new jobs. AMIC is</span></span></span></span><br/><span style="color:#696969;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Targeting entrepreneurs with mid-to-late seed-entrepreneurial businesses — the competition has an immediate and positive impact on Michigan’s economy."</span></span></span></span>
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= <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Competition</span></span></span> =
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The prizes for first, second, and place and the people’s choice are $500,000, $100,000, $50,000, and $10,000, respectively.</span></span></span></span>
== <span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:AMICaward.jpg|frame|AMICaward.jpg]]</span></span></span>'''</span><br/> ==
== <span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student Competition</span></span></span>'''</span> ==
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lauren Bigelow</span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap#000000;">Lauren@growthcap.net</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b49b46d-e206-b860-7c9c-7079b0da835c">[mailto:info@acceleratemichigan.org <span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">infoLauren@acceleratemichigangrowthcap.orgnet</span></span>]</span></span>
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<span style="color:#000000;">By: </span>[[Jeffrey Stransky|<span style="color:#000000;">Jeffrey Stransky</span>]]
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