Paso del Norte Venture Competition
Paso Del Norte Venture Competition
Professional Track with First Prize - $10,000 cash
SPONSORED BY THE HUB OF HUMAN INNOVATION
Hosted by The Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce
The University of Texas at El Paso
The Paso del Norte Venture Competition’s (PDNVC) primary purpose is to provide a venue for developing business concepts from initial planning to a start-up company and product commercialization. The PDNVC is committed to enabling innovators to advance their businesses to the next level. The PDNVC has both a Pro-fessional Track and a Student Track. Together these tracks give local students and entrepreneurs the oppor-tunity to create and/or grow a start-up company.
The PDNVC’s Professional Track is for entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s challenges through innovative approaches. Eligible entrepreneurs must be developing and/or expanding innovation-based busi-nesses that will contribute to our regional economy and can scale beyond our region.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Professional Track, the business must be incorporated and physically resident (based) in the Paso del Norte region (El Paso, Las Cruces, Cd. Juarez), scalable beyond our region, and meet
2 out of the 3 following criteria:
- been in business no longer than three years,
- no more than $250,000 in total annual revenue, or
- less than 5 Full Time Employees (FTEs) in the region
