What's your dream? If your dream job is to start up your own business, here's your chance! If South Carolina's fourth annual New Ideas for a New Carolina Business Idea Contest officially launched October 1, 2008 and you have until December 2nd to submit your idea to NewIdeasSC.com. The grand prize is $5,000 and access to resources to help you launch your new business idea.

What a great opportunity from The New Ideas Dream Team and SC Launch! New Carolina! Some may worry about the recession and starting a business but here are some articles about why it's good to start a business in a bad economy. Sometimes you just have to focus on reinventing instead of recession. Besides this contest is a good way to help you get started!

Get the details at the Columbia Visitor's Bureau Blog. Good luck Columbia - Let us know if you enter an idea and what it is in the comments!