Bulbstorm.com - A social community for innovation has launched the Big Idea Challenge to look for the next great innovation to be born in a down economy. Mom innovators, inventors and idea-people have the chance to win $500 cash in the bulbstorm Big Idea Challenge. Plus, you can get feedback from other people – bringing you one step closer to taking the idea to market.

Business Baby Shower - This contest, which runs from January 1 – April 30, 2010, celebrates entrepreneurial moms and all they do to birth and grow a successful company while balancing family life. Three winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) will be chosen in May by a panel of judges. Winners will receive thousands of dollars worth of media exposure for their business from Media Sponsors as well as gifts, services and bonuses from Contest Sponsors. For all the details and to enter, visit www.businessbabyshower.com .

DivineCaroline Love! This Site Awards- This site recognize all those stellar individuals who've been blogging their hearts out and passionately building their Web sites. Make sure the blogs and sites you love get recognized. Nominate sites or just vote for those other members have nominated. They will award 18 prizes! The top vote getters – one from each of their nine channels – will receive a $250 Visa® gift card. Plus their editors will choose nine winners who will also receive $250 Visa gift cards.

Extreme Office Makeover - Must be a current business operating in Montgomery County, Maryland for at least two consecutive years by November 30, 2009. You must have at least three employees. Home-based businesses are NOT eligible. The Grand Prize Winner will receive an “Extreme Office Makeover” including (but not limited to) Technology Systems and Services - Hardware, Software and Licensing, Power Protection Products, Security  Software, Infrastructure Products, Firewall Appliances, Server Monitoring, Managed Services, and more.

Idea Blob - Ideablob.com is a vital online community where tens of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs actively share business ideas, feedback, advice and support. In addition, experts from various industries take part in weekly ideablob discussions, offering their input on ways that burgeoning entrepreneurs can hone and implement their ideas. Advanta, one of the nation's largest credit card issuers for small businesses, awards a monthly $10,000 prize to the best eligible idea as determined by the ideablob.com community. In recent months, Advanta has awarded the monthly prize to software developers, non-profit leaders and several social entrepreneurs.

Kidlutions™ Preferred Product Award – This prestigious award is the first of its kind in the industry, as it recognizes products that are specifically geared towards enhancing the social and emotional development of infants and children. Their award considers products from the prenatal phase up to the ‘tween years.

To access the complete listing of Awards/Contests for mom entrepreneurs, please join The Mom Entrepreneur Online Support Group.