2009 SPONSORS
 
 
Our sponsors are GREAT!  Sponsors of the Greenovation Competition provide valuable services to their clients and can assist many of this competition's contestants, regardless of who wins.

Please read more about what they do, learn the specific details and restrictions of prizes provided to the competition winner, and be sure to visit our sponsors' websites. 
 
Final prize value:   $14,550
 
Grand Prize Package Snapshot (links provide details on each prize below):

 

 

PRIZE:   $500 CASH

sponsor:            Williamsport/Lycoming Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)
website:             http://www.wlkiz.com

about:                 The Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ is part of a state innovation initiative, and helps entrepreneurs develop new products and technologies and start businesses.

prize details/restrictions:    $500 cash prize provided through Keystone Innovation Zone project grant funding. 

prize value:                     $500    
redemption deadline:   N/A


PRIZE: 1 MERWYN BUSINESS SIMULATION ON YOUR GREENOVATION IDEA AND POSTING ON THE NATIONAL INNOVATION MARKETPLACE


sponsors:        Merwyn, Inc. and NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
website:           http://www.planeteureka.com

about:           
The National Innovation Marketplace (aka Planet Eureka!), developed by Merwyn, Inc., is an open innovation marketplace where inventors and companies connect.   The National Innovation Marketplace is a service of  the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), which the Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ and IMC are a part of.
 
prize details/restrictions:    Merwyn Business Simulation is the "world's most truthful system for early stage innovation sales forecasting."  This tool will help you to develop a great product concept and to forecast the sales potential of your idea. Winner will receive free attedane at the KIZ/IMC sponsored Business Translation Workshop on October 6, 2009 ($50 value) to assist with the submission.  The results of the simulation will help you understand what steps you should take to move forward with your idea.  To learn more about the Merwyn Business Simulation tool please visit http://www.merwyn.com.

Your greenovation idea will also be posted on the National Innovation Marketplace to help you accelerate the commercialization of your "greenovation." 

prize value:                    $2,050
redemption deadline:   Merwyn Business Simulation submission must be completed, with the help of the KIZ Coordinator, by October 30, 2009.  Free attendance at the Business Translation Workshop on October 6, 2009 ($50 value) will be offered to the winner as well to assist with the submission.

PRIZE:   PREPARATION AND FILING OF ONE PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION


sponsor:          Riddle Patent Law
website:           http://www.charleslriddle.com

about:               A full intellectual property law firm specializing in patents, trademarks, copyrights, business agreements, business litigation and dispute resolution.

prize details/restrictions:   Must have a complete invention with photos and/or sketches.  Government filing fees of approximately $125 to be paid by the winner.  Prize is complete with filing of provisional application; the provisional application will get the winner a filing date with the patent office.  The patent application will not be examined by the patent office; it is the winner's sole responsibility to file a non-provisional patent application with one year from the filing of the provisional application.  If a non-provisional application is not pursued, the inventor risks losing rights in the invention.  Application will be filed within 3 months from the date the invention is submitted to the attorney.

prize value:                     $4,000
redemption deadline:    before December 20, 2009 (3 months from win date)


 
PRIZE: FOUR MONTHS OF FURNISHED OFFICE SPACE IN THE LYCOMING LAUNCHPAD


sponsor:            Woodicelli Enterprises, LLC/ SelecTrim Corp.
website:               http://www.lycominglaunchpad.com/

about:                   Lycoming Launchpad offers business start-up space in a designated Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ Zone.

prize details/restrictions:   Lycoming Launchpad has donated four months of furnished office space for the winner's use from October 2009 - January 2010.

prize value:                    $1,600
redemption deadline:   Must be used from October 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010

PRIZE:  8 HOURS OF PRODUCT DESIGN/CAD DESIGN ASSISTANCE


sponsor:            Pennsylvania College of Technology's Keystone Innovation Grant
website:         http://www.pct.edu/wdce

about:                   Workforce Development & Continuing Education provides education, training, consulting, and product development services.  Penn College is a partner of the Williamsport/Lycoming KIZ and is providing this prize through its Keystone Innovation Grant received through the KIZ  program.

prize details/restrictions:   Winner must travel to Penn College for consultations/meetings to complete the design work.

prize value:                     $600
redemption deadline:   June 30, 2010

PRIZES:  BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC) NETWORK
 

prize A:           6 months of free attendance at Lock Haven SBDC education programs.
sponsor:        Lock Haven University SBDC
website:         http://www.lhup.edu/sbdc

about:            Lock Haven SBDC provides technical assistance resources in the form of training, education, and one-on-one consulting to enable small businesses to start, grow and prosper.

prize details/restrictions:   Programs where course materials are included.

prize value:                     $500
redemption deadline:   March 31, 2010

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prize B:           3 free educational seminars + business consulting services + special research, design and analysis session from Bucknell SBDC's "Engineering Development Services"
sponsor:         Bucknell University SBDC
website:         http://www.bucknell.edu/sbdc

about:            Bucknell University's SBDC helps businesses start, grow and prosper by providing entrepreneurs with education, information, consulting services and specialty technical assistance.  Bucknell SBDC houses the statewide Engineering Development Services group, which provides product development services to clients in Pennsylvania.

prize details/restrictions:   None

prize value:                     $500
redemption deadline:   March 31, 2010
 
 
PRIZE:   Up to 4 hours of free business consulting services


sponsor:       IMC, Inc.
website:         http://www.imcpa.com
 
about:           IMC contributes to economic growth in Central Pennsylvania through an engaged staff who provide the manufacturers of our region with objective counsel, strategic perspective, high value services and solutions through access to regional, state and national resources.


prize details/restrictions:    None
prize value:     $600
redemption deadline:  by June 30, 2010
 
 
 
PRIZE:  ONE RAPID PROTOTYPE IN ABS PLASTIC OF YOUR PART OR PRODUCT IDEA 
 

sponsor:       Bassler/Williamsport Pattern Works
website:         http://basslerwpw.com
  
about:           Bassler provides model making, industrial patterns, mold design and creation, product design and development, and 3-D solid modeling services to a wide variety of clients.


prize details/restrictions:    Solid model files required to make the rapid prototype will be the responsibility of the prize winner.  Actual size of the part may be limited by build envelop.  Prize has no cash value.  If product idea consists of more than 1 piece or component, additional rapid prototypes will be available at a reduced rate.
prize value:     $1,000
redemption deadline:  by June 30, 2010
 


PRIZE:    Two Consultations with Don Brown, inventor of the Ab Roller ® and author of Invent Yourself Rich

sponsor:       Invent Yourself Rich, LLC

website:        http://www.inventyourselfrich.com

 

about:           Don Brown is one of America's most successful inventors and President of Invent Yourself Rich, LLC. Don’s Ab Roller® invention has generated over one billion dollars in revenue, and he has taken many other products to market through channels like TV infomercials, QVC, Bed Bath and Beyond and more. Don also authored the book Invent Yourself Rich – 16 Secrets for Creating Million-Dollar Inventions.

prize details/restrictions:    Prize will consist of up to 4 hours of consulting on the development and marketing of the winning idea  – recommend one meeting at the beginning and one at the end of the project to help the winner move forward with his/her idea. Don helps his clients create marketable products that have widespread consumer appeal and infomercial potential. 

prize value:     $2,000

redemption deadline:  first meeting by December 31, 2009, second meeting by March 31, 2010.


 

PRIZE:    Identity Creation - Logo and Business Card Design


sponsor:     Form & Function Design

website:       http://www.ffdesign.us 

 

about:           F + F Design is an interactive advertising agency specializing in web design and social media integration.  Being a spin-off ourselves, from the 2005 Great Valley Technology Alliance Business Plan Competition in Scranton, PA we understand what it is to be an entrepreneur staring off, and wish to help out those going through the 2009 Greenovation Competition.

 

website:        http://www.ffdesign.us

 
prize details/restrictions:    None

prize value:     $1,200

redemption deadline:  by March 31, 2010