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The Return of Get Started: 2026’s First Winners
After taking a hiatus at the end of 2025, the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge has made its return, offering a revamped approach to funding new business ideas. What was once a virtual program is now hosted live at a…
January 30, 2026
Meet October’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the October awardees who secured up to $1,000 in non-equity funding. Aritoku by MoabMall turns math…
October 23, 2025
Get Started’s Tournament of Champions: Past Winners Vie for $2,500
Every great business begins with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge helps turn those ideas into reality. This month’s event added a new twist — welcoming past winners back to compete for an additional $2,500 on top…
September 18, 2025
Meet August’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the August awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. Alboom: The Photo Family Tree…
August 22, 2025
Meet July’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the July awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. Etched Coaching empowers high-potential, under-recognized…
July 18, 2025
Meet June’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the June awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. A La Card blends the…
June 27, 2025
Meet May’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the May awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. Breath of Life is a…
May 23, 2025
Meet April’s Get Started Business Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the April awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. Documental is a software that…
April 17, 2025
Meet March’s Get Started Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the March awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. InventorSpeak is a coaching program…
March 20, 2025
Meet Utah’s First Get Started Idea Challenge Winners
Every great business starts with an idea, and the Get Started: Business Idea Challenge is helping turn it into reality. Here’s a list of the February awardees who secured up to $500 in non-equity funding. The Local Bait Box is…
February 20, 2025
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