ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Company must reside in Illinois
• Cannot generate more than $5 million in their last fiscal year
• Business must apply to one of two tracks
• Demonstration of growing market opportunity
• If selected, then participant(s) must be company Founder, CEO, President, or other appropriate executive
• If selected, then participant(s) must attend semi-finals competition in Chicago, and qualifying companies must attend the final competition also in Chicago (travel stipends will be provided).