Ma7 15, 2015
INNOVATIONS 4 ENTREPRENEURS REGIONAL WINNER PITCH:
Communication Integrity Group, Olathe, KS
Communication Integrity Group a winner in Comcast contest
Communication Integrity Group (CIG), located in Olathe, KS, has been chosen as a regional winner in the 2015 Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs (I4E) program, sponsored by Comcast Business. The locally-based communications company will receive a $10,000 cash award to help grow their business, and is also in the running for an additional $20,000 grand prize cash award and consultation services from nationally recognized business management experts and Comcast executives.
In an online essay, CIG said it would use its cash award to continue to enhance the hardware and software of their voice and data networks in order to deliver the best technological advances to their customers. In addition, the money will be used to not only increase their own productivity, profitability and professionalism, but to grow that knowledge base and share it with customers though true working examples. CIG customers can first observe how technology will improve their business, and then implement those findings directly to their respective operations.
Six businesses from across the country will be selected as national 2015 I4E Grand Prize winners. Each will receive $20,000 and a trip to Comcast Business headquarters in Philadelphia, where they will have the opportunity to receive one-on-one consulting with nationally recognized business experts: Patrick Fitzgerald, MB & Undergrad Entrepreneurship Lecturer at the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and DreamIt Ventures Managing Director; Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur; and Comcast senior executives.
“To be a small business owner, a dreamer, a doer and entrepreneur and to get any recognition is overwhelming,” stated Gary Horn, Digital Architect for CIG. “We are so excited and honored to have been selected to be a regional winner of the I4E contest and by our peers and industry gurus, who know just how hard it is to run a business today. As a growing business, this prize is such a huge help. Comcast is a great community supporter and they understand small business owners, and recognize the struggles. To offer this type of benefit, speaks volumes.”
Public voting for the final round of winners has now closed, with the Grand Prize winners announced the week of June 1, 2015. The full release is included below:
COMCAST BUSINESS NAMES REGIONAL WINNERS IN INNOVATIONS 4 ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAM
32 Startups and Entrepreneurs Now May Win Up To $30,000 Cash and Consultation from Robert Irvine, Patrick Fitzgerald and Comcast Business Innovation Experts
Public Voting Period Open from April 27 – May 10
PHILADELPHIA – May 6, 2015 – Comcast Business announced that today 32 small business owners from across the U.S. have been named regional winners in the “Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs” (I4E) program, a national competition that will award more than $600,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to enhance their business. Each of the regional winners, 16 startups and 16 entrepreneurs, receives a $10,000 cash award to fuel growth within their business.
Winners were selected based on essays they submitted highlighting how they would use technology to take their business to the next level. Entries were judged by John Jantsch, marketing consultant, speaker and best-selling author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Commitment Engine and The Referral Engine and Anita Campbell, founder, CEO and publisher of Small Business Trends. They come from a wide range of locations, backgrounds and types of businesses, in industries including healthcare, technology, hospitality, retail, media and video production, children’s camps and education, agriculture, counseling, construction and many more. The full list of regional winners and their essays are available here.
The next round of the competition is the public vote, where six businesses will be selected as grand prize winners and receive an additional $20,000 cash award as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to Comcast Business headquarters in Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia, they will have the opportunity to receive one-on-one consulting with nationally recognized business experts: Patrick Fitzgerald, MB & Undergrad Entrepreneurship Lecturer at the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania and DreamIt Ventures Managing Director; Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur; and Comcast senior executives.
Public Voting will be held April 27 – May 10, 2015. The six grand prize winners will be announced the week of June 1, 2015, with the grand prize winner event in Philadelphia August 12-13, 2015.
“Entrepreneurs and startups can accelerate their growth by leveraging technology to make their business more efficient and scalable,” said Denice Hasty, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management, Comcast Business. “The Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs program celebrates these 32 businesses that are using technology in smart, strategic ways and we are pleased to underwrite the investments they need to help them continue to execute on their plans.”
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, TV and Voice solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform their business with Gigabit speeds and the most advanced communications technologies. Powered by a next-generation, fiber-based network covering 39 states and 20 of the nation’s top 25 markets, and backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast Business is one of the largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Ethernet market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry associations as its fastest growing provider and service provider of the year.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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