McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge
Pays the winner of a televised entrepreneurship competition $100,000 for the strongest business idea and pitch performance.
YouNoodle's own listing tags this competition against a wider set of industries than the tagline conveys: alongside cleantech and energy, media and entertainment, fashion and design, finance, gaming, food and beverage, and travel and leisure, the eligible industries also include education, business operations, healthcare and biotechnology, retail and commerce, social enterprise and social media, p…
The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge is open to ambitious entrepreneurs with an innovative business idea, spanning industries from cleantech to media, fashion, finance, gaming, food and travel. It's a reality TV format where contestants demonstrate business acumen and commercial judgment through real-life entrepreneurial challenges rather than a written application alone.
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