Every day, incredible things are being done by businesses all over the U.S. America's entrepreneurs and businesses are creating new technologies, new products and new innovations - leading to new jobs and new futures. FreeEnterprise.com tells those stories. We're looking for talented developers, designers and entrepreneurs who are willing to work with us on finding the best and most innovative ways to showcase these stories on our site, and to shine a spotlight on the impact of American businesses. Attendees at the Free Enterprise Hackathon will be asked to create a web application or tool for freeenterprise.com. The tool must utilize at least one of the data sets provided; however, we encourage tools that utilize multiple data sets and provide useful insights, information and data correlation that would be helpful and interesting to website visitors. * Applications should be able to run on Linux platform and be submitted to an open source repository. To create the web application or tool, Free Enterprise Hackathon attendees must use at least ONE of the data sets below: Required Data-sets Attendees must use at least ONE of the data sets below: 1. ADP a. ADP Small Business Report b. Regional Employment Report 2. Dun and Bradstreet a. D&B Direct 2.0 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics a. Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject 4. Census Bureau a. Business Dynamics Statistics (1976-2012) b. Economic Indicators Time Series (various years – present) c. The 2015 Planning Database (2015) d. Economic Census (2012, 2007, 2002) 5. Data.gov a. Census API - By Coordinates 6. Quandl a. USA GDP Growth Data b. USA employment c. Starup and Venture Capitalist Success at the Free Enterprise Hackathon is recognized and rewarded! 1st Place $1,000 AmEx gift card per team member The overall winning team will get the opportunity to accelerate their winning prototypes with the FreeEnterprise.com team. The program will include desk space at D.C.-based global incubator and seed fund 1776, as well as networking opportunities with key stakeholders on the Free Enterprise team. 2nd Place $350 Apple gift card per team member Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 6:30-8:30 pm EST Pre-Free Enterprise Hackathon Virtual Session via WebEx Saturday, October 17th 08:00 am Event set-up and Partner set-up 09:00 am Doors Open 09:00 am Breakfast 11:00 am Opening Ceremony & Presentations 11:30 am Coding Begins 12:00 pm Lunch 01:00 pm Breakout Sessions 06:00 pm Dinner 12:00 am Midnight Snack 12:00- 8:00 am Hack through the night* *Although staying overnight isn’t required, we highly recommend it. Sunday, October 18th 07:00 am Breakfast 11:00 am Submission Deadline 11:30 am Lunch 12:30 pm Round 1 Judging 01:30 pm Round 2 Judging 02:30 pm Awards 03:00 pm Closing Pre- Hackathon Workshop A pre-hackathon virtual workshop is a virtual session hosted via WebEx on October 13th, 2015 from 6:30 pm EST to 8:30 pm EST. All developers, designers and entrepreneurs as well as hackathon partners are invited to join the session. The Free Enterprise team will propose their challenge and answer any questions to help ensure an amazing experience. This would also be a great opportunity for idea vetting, networking and team building. Winners of the Free Enterprise Hackathon will be selected by a panel of judges that includes industry leaders as well as one representative from each partnering company. All judging will be done on www.hackathon.io. Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing? Brittany Heyd Margaret ShepardJames Sneeringer Managing Director, 1776Executive Director, Communications and Strategy, U.S. Chamber of CommerceSenior Director, Online Communications, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Code Review: Winning teams may be subject to a code review, usually following the event or after demos.Team Size: Teams of up to 5 humans are allowed. You can also add 1 cyborg, Furby, drone, or Sphero.Submissions: Projects must be submitted to Hackathon.io. Submission time is normally 1pm Sunday unless stated otherwise.DEMO your hack: You must demo your hack in order to present. No slide decks or powerpoints will be allowed. Don’t be scared if you didn’t finish… it’s okay long as you tried your best. You will have two minutes for demos, and one minute for judges' Q&A.Fresh Code: All code developed as part of the Free Enterprise Hackathon must be FRESH–that’s how we keep these things fair. Before the start of the Free Enterprise Hackathon, developers can create wireframes, designs and user flows. They can also come with hardware. But to keep things fair, all code must be written onsite at the Free Enterprise Hackathon. Other than that, almost anything goes and you can use any coding languages or open-source libraries you’d like.Who Owns the IP? Participants will own the rights to their work; however, we kindly ask that all code be submitted to a Open Source Repo. Partnering companies may have their own terms and conditions for proprietary technology or content.Participation Agreement: Developers, designers and entrepreneurs are required to sign this agreement in advance of or upon arrival at the Free Enterprise Hackathon. Join the conversation using #freeenterprisehack View #freeenterprisehack posts