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theClubhou.se and Augusta University Present 5-City Southeast Startup ChallengeAUGUSTA, Ga., March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a fact: 40 percent of the nation lives in mid- and small-size communities, which provides a huge and mostly untapped market for companies—particularly startups—to grow. The Southeast Startup Challenge aims to connect entrepreneurs with some of that market. Presented by theClubhou.se and the Augusta University College of Allied Health Sciences, the Southeast Startup Challenge takes place over three weekends in five cities in Georgia—Athens, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Rome—from March 16 to April 16. Similar to a hackathon, teams who register have the opportunity to work to find creative business solutions to real problems faced by government agencies, health systems and community health organizations. "These are actual customers," said Eric Parker, program director for the event, "who are willing to pay to find solutions to their problems." Two winning teams at each city will receive cash prizes and the opportunity to work with their prospective customer to further develop their business and technology to present at the statewide Southeast Startup Summit in Athens on June 18, where they will compete for $25,000 in cash and business services from Augusta University. In Augusta, the event will be held the weekend of March 23 at theClubhou.se, 540 Telfair Street. Local challenges include:
To register a team, learn more about challenges or to find out challenge rules, visit http://SoutheastStartupChallenge.com. About theClubhou.se: theClubhou.se is a self-sustaining creative technology cooperative workshop that provides people with the space, equipment, instruction, guidance, and friendships necessary to tackle any challenge they may face. We believe that the sole purpose of technology is to better human lives, and that through mastery of it, our members can enjoy higher quality of life while also being individually more productive. For more, visit www.theclubhou.se. Contact: Related Files Screen Shot 2018-03-11 at 9.24.36 PM.png Related Images southeast-startup-challenge.png Related Links Southeast Startup Challenge Website View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/theclubhouse-and-augusta-university-present-5-city-southeast-startup-challenge-300614661.html SOURCE theClubhou.se |