I just read at TechCrunch that the BlackBerry Partners Fund has announced their second annual Blackberry Developers Challenge. BlackBerry Developers Challenge consist of offering up a nice amount of cash to the developer that brings the best Blackberry app and business plan to the table.

Last year’s winners (Poynt by Multiplied Media, Nobex Radio Companion by Nobex Technologies, and Strands Social Player by Strands Inc) got the opportunity to pitch their application to the BlackBerry Partners Fund for up to $150,000 in investment opportunities. This time around, one winner will take home $25,000 cash and a package worth $25,000 including mentoring sessions with RIM, BlackBerry Partner Fund investment opportunities, and an Alliance membership. Additionally, this year’s challenge will have 1 runner up who takes home $10,000 in cash.

More contest rules and details will be revealed when submissions open up on June 1st, 2009. The winner will be announced at the BlackBerry Developers Conference in November. Anyone with a working BlackBerry application can enter, as long as they’ve received no more than $1 million of outside investment.

If you ask me, and I would be the developer, why not start a company, develop my app and make money of it. If your app is good enough to win you bet you could make some money out of it.

Source: TechCrunch