A Message from the Judges
“Carlos has hustle! He’s a scrappy entrepreneur and he’s figuring out how to make it work. The problem he’s tackling is significant, and his solution could benefit a large portion of the country. It’s a tangible solution, and he’s got creative ideas about how to dive deeper. Ultimately, he presented an innovative idea with big impact that we think is achievable in the near term. We’re excited to see this progress!”
Here are the top 5 ideas to make the finals! Stay tuned for June 25, 2024 when we announce the winners LIVE on Local News and right here at www.DreamBig.bz
Art-Based Idea
Online marketplace connecting Belizean artisans with international markets
Payment System Idea
Accessible prepaid cards for cashless transactions
Robo-Tech Idea
Hands-on Robotics Learning Institute for youth
All-Natural Idea
Healthy, local fruit juice blends from Belize
AI-Tech Idea
Artificial intelligence-powered smart agriculture systems
Learn more about DreamBig: Belize Idea Challenge below.
Entries are currently closed, but stay tuned for any exciting updates in the future!
Dream Big is a business idea competition for $30,000BZD in cash prizes. The Contest is for Belizeans with business ideas at all stages… those who are at the beginning of an idea to companies operating for years looking to get to the next level. The ideas will be judged on 3 criteria by highly experienced judges, some representing massive investment firms in the U.S. The top 5 ideas will share in the cash prizes. In addition, the top idea will be offered support, mentoring, marketing, distribution and more for 6 months to take their business to the next level. NO IDEA is too small so enter early!
Dream Big is a 3-month competition for Belizeans with business ideas. Judging will be focused on 3 key areas:
Impact: The concept behind this contest is to inspire the creation of new jobs and industries across the country of Belize driven by the people of Belize—the dreamers!
Feasibility: Contestants can present a product or service that might seem too big or outrageously creative. And that’s fine, as long as it is attainable.
Innovation: Applicants are encouraged to submit fresh ideas that have a new or unique approach that sets it apart from others. What if your entry might create a new business idea that doesn’t even exist yet?
Judging will be conducted by US business leaders who have vast knowledge in startups, product development, and capital investment.
The competition will start on April 1, 2024 and will narrow down to 5 finalists on June 12, 2024. The grand prize winner will be announced on June 25, 2024.
April 1 – May 31, 2024
Contest applications are open for entry online only. Entries will close at midnight CST.
Jun 12, 2024
5 Finalists will be announced here on www.DreamBig.bz for video interviews with judges.
Update (June 13, 2024): Due to an overwhelming number of entries, judging is still in progress. We will promptly notify all contestants of their finalist status via email once the judging is complete. Thank you for your patience.
Update (June 18, 2024): All participants received an email update on June 17th. Be sure to check your inbox, spam, and junk folders. Our finalists’ ideas are featured in the next section below, take a look!
June 25, 2024
Winner will be announced here on www.DreamBig.bz and LIVE on Local News
Prizes » 1st Place: $20,000 BZD
2nd – 5th Place: $2,500 BZD each
Eddie Le is Founder and Director of Gravity Advisors with over 20 years of investment banking experience and $20B worth of transactions managed.
Raaid Hossain is currently General Partner at The Pay It Forward Company and managed over $1.3B in private equity investments during his career.
Jon Hayes has been featured on the popular ABC television show 'Shark Tank' where he secured a partnership with billionaire investor Mark Cuban.
Our esteemed judges have worked on transactions (buy and selling companies) worth over $200 Billion USD and currently manage investment funds valued over $1.3 Billion USD. They are some of the brightest minds in the U.S. investment community. We’re so grateful to them and their willingness to give their time and resources, as some have contributed to our prize money. The goal of this competition is to bring a spotlight on dreamers in Belize who could raise the country’s profile on a global scale. These particular judges have invested, raised and sold companies in the largest economy in the world and are excited to learn more about Belize and its dreamers.
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How marketable is the product, software or service outside of Belize, thus bringing new jobs to the country?
With the appropriate amount of effort and investment is the concept generally realistic?
Is the concept different from other products or services out there or is it creating a new market that does not already exist?
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Absolutely! We are looking for ideas… concepts that can eventually be made into businesses, products or services.
We will not share your information with anyone unless you specifically request help with your idea during the application process.
Nope! It’s yours to do whatever you want. It does not have to be used for the idea or anything else.
None! We may ask you to participate in some events to help get your idea out there or promote your winning of the contest but you are not required to do anything besides accept the prize. If you decide, to work on the idea further with the team at CustomerHD BPO that is entirely up to you.
CustomerHD is committed to helping as much as possible with the idea to either take it to the next level of where it is or to get it off the ground. We cannot define a specific amount of time or resources but we will spend time developing a plan of action that you will have full control over. It will be up to the winner to move forward with any additional work or effort regarding their idea.
ABSOLUTELY! We know not all ideas are winners in general no matter how well executed. It is sometimes about working on multiple ideas until one gets tractions.
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