Sheboygan, WI --  Muth Global Visions was among the 26 entries that made it to the finalist round within the four categories of the 2007 Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contest began in late January with nearly 300 entrants statewide.

       Muth’s entry, Muth Vision Assist, was submitted in the advanced manufacturing category. The Muth product is an automotive night vision system that discriminates between varying distances and depths of field in a vehicle’s path and assembles them into a single view that is optimized for current weather conditions for the driver. The system is being developed for safer driving and provides enhanced vision beyond the headlight high beam range in all weather conditions at night.
  
       The mission of the Governor’s Business Plan contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, startup, and early-growth stages of high-tech
businesses in Wisconsin. Participants have the chance to win seed capital and valuable services to help grow or launch their business. Judges of the contestants look for factors like innovation, relevant expertise, competitive advantages, and market opportunity. The contest is open to individuals, teams, and companies that are Wisconsin-based and/or plan to relocate to the state, are 18 years or older and have a business plan that employs or leverages technology, and have not already received private equity. The contest is organized by the Wisconsin Technology Council in conjunction with its membership subsidiary, the Wisconsin Innovation Network, the Wisconsin Angel Network, and other statewide affiliates.

       Contestants submit a 20-page business plan for review by a panel of 65 judges established by the Tech Council, which is the independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan science and technology advisor to the governor and legislature. Entries were submitted in four categories: advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences.
 
     “The Governor’s Business Plan contest gave us a great opportunity to expose our new technology to key Wisconsin tech business proponents. With this new product, which is currently in development, our goal is to make driving safer in fog, rain, smoke, and snow at night. And, while there are other companies engineering night vision systems, ours has these additional benefits incorporated into the technology,” says Kristi Lawrence, Marketing Manager for the company.

Muth Company, LLC, the parent company of Muth Global Vision, brings over 50 years of experience to serving the motor vehicle industry. With headquarters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin they also have sales offices in Michigan and Japan. As specialists in high technology accessories, they have introduced a variety of innovative products to the industry. Signal® Mirrors are currently their most recognized product.

For more information about Muth Global Visions or the Vision Assist product, call Bryan DeMaster at 920-783-7503 or e-mail him at bdemaster@muthco.com.