Every great business starts with a great idea. Before there’s a minimum viable product, before customers and revenue, before investors, there’s a spark of innovation,  a flash of insight, a moment of inspiration.

The Crossroads Idea Competition is your chance to showcase that idea and get feedback from expert judges. After that, you can take your idea into a pre-accelerator like B-Start, then into Mill Cohorts, then on to gBETA! Who knows, maybe you’ll even find yourself pitching at Crossroads Pitch Competition someday.

And if you win the Crossroads Idea Competition, you’ll take home $2,500 from Flywheel Fund! (Psst: you’ll need to set up a business entity, but no worries, we’ll help.)

This year we also have a $1,000 cash prize for the Climate Resiliency Award, courtesy of Duke Energy Foundation. All contestants will be considered for both awards, and yes, it’s possible someone could win both!

Need some inspiration on what makes a great idea? Check out this blog post. Then take the plunge and apply!