SOUP is a great way to raise money, build community support and get connections to local resources that can help you carry out your project.

Your proposal doesn’t need to be a novel. Keep it short, quick and to the point! You have 4 minutes to present.
Your idea can be about ANYTHING the only criteria is that your idea be for-profit or social enterprise and that you be in the idea stage…not yet established. (if you are unsure about your structure, submit anyways, our board will vote for the best ideas we receive.
The idea must be about the 138 square miles of Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck.
You do not have to be a resident to submit an idea.
We DO NOT email you to say that we received your application. When you hit the word “submit” a screen will prompt you that we received it.
Save your work ahead of time. Once you submit your application there isn’t an email sharing your work post submission. Save it so if you want to resubmit later you have the language you want for later!
Anything you submit (except your phone number) will be used to print at the dinners. So make sure you edit, look for spelling errors, etc.
We DO NOT use technology to present (aka PowerPoint or things that are based on the idea of the projector)
If you have never been to a SOUP before…come! See what this is about. This is different than anything you submitted to before. It’s not formal, anything can happen, magic is everywhere. We strongly suggest attending before submitting.
Contact soup@buildinstitute.org if you have questions.

The Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell is a collaboration between Bank of America and Cornell University to deliver an online 12-week program that provides women entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge and resources to build, manage, and scale a successful business. Delivered through Cornell, participants who complete the program will receive a certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship from Cornell University. Women entrepreneurs can register for the online program, which is offered at no cost. The online curriculum was created by professors from Cornell, and covers topics such as customer discovery techniques, legal considerations, funding options, product development, digital marketing, and communications skills.