Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is accepting entries for its 2013 Big Idea Contest open to high school students in Allen, Hancock, Putnam and Hardin counties.

The contest offers cash prizes for the best new business concepts submitted, according to Denise Durenberger, BCE executive director and assistant professor of business at Bluffton University.

A panel of judges will select the winners. Cash prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place will be awarded.

The deadline for contest submissions is Friday, March 1. Winners will be invited to attend a special event at Bluffton University and will be featured on the BCE website.

“Entries will be judged on uniqueness, potential for commercialization and long-term viability in the marketplace,” said Durenberger.

The official rules and guidelines are in an attachment at the bottom of this story.