Grow America Shares Re-Broadcast Schedule for May 2012 Final Pitch Show

Grow America Shares Re-Broadcast Schedule for May 2012 Final Pitch Show

-The Springboard November Competition, opening July 23, is the final chance to Enter Utah's 2012 competitions, which are awarding a total of $1 million in cash and services-

SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Grow America (http://www.growam.com), creator of Grow America Springboard(TM)competitions, today announced the broadcast schedule for the 2012 May Final Pitch show as well as the upcoming entry date for its Utah November competition. Grow America is a national company premiering in Utah with regionalized programs providing a total of $1 million in cash awards and services over the course of its first year. The competitions help Grow America to uplift and support entrepreneurs, to create new jobs and to strengthen local economies.

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Entries for the Utah November competition will open July 23, 2012, at www.GrowAm.com. Grow America will launch the Utah November competition with a series of kick-off events beginning July 23 and proceeding through five locations in Utah, including Salt Lake City, Logan, Ogden, Lehi and St. George.

The company will announce dates, locations and keynote speakers for the kick-off events within the next week. The events will also include the Utah May competition winners, who will help to mentor and support new entrants as well as report on the progress their new companies have attained.

Additionally, the company announced broadcast details for the Utah May competition that awarded $250,000 in cash and awards to 12 Utah companies. Viewers can see the May Final Pitch show at the following times:

KMYU Channel 12 or Cable 22


-- July 8 11:35 p.m. -12:35 a.m.
-- July 21 8 p.m.
-- July 22 1 p.m.
Xfinity Channel 6


-- July 22 - Aug. 4 7 p.m.
KUTV2 News will announce broadcast times during their news.

Xfinity Channel 888 On Demand will offer the program beginning July 15.

In addition to the winners, all participants in the Grow America Springboard program receive opportunities to participate in networking events and opportunities to connect with potential business mentors and investors.

To date the founding partners of Grow America Springboard include: Zions Bank, Comcast, Comcast Spotlight and Utah's KUTV2, and The Utah Jazz and KJAZZ.

About Grow America

Grow America is a national company with a mission to create jobs and lift local economies. Grow America aligns the partners, mentors and capital that entrepreneurs need to create and grow tomorrow's successful companies. Beyond the creation and expansion of early stage and growth companies, Grow America's ultimate goal is to put America back to work, one company and one community at a time. For more information visit www.growam.com and connect to @GrowAm and @AskAlanEHall.

tags: entrepreneurs, economic development, start-ups, business accelerator, business mentoring, business resources, funding

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