ABC's 'Shark Tank' is casting for season three

Find out how to apply at www.ABC.com

The producers of the ABC reality series "Shark Tank" are on a nationwide search to discover the next successful -- and possibly wealthy -- entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators and innovators. In each episode, budding entrepreneurs are given the unprecedented chance to make their business dreams come true.

Whether you just have an idea, are a start up or already operating successfully and looking to expand, if you feel you have a lucrative business/idea and could use financial backing, then "Shark Tank" is just the show for you. Casting is looking for aspiring entrepreneurs who can pitch their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. If selected, five self-made, brilliant but tough investors (the Sharks) could be willing to part with their own hard-earned cash to give you the funding you need to jumpstart your idea. But the Sharks aren't just out to invest; they too have a goal -- to own a piece of the venture.

Your business idea should be top-notch and something the Sharks will really want to sink their teeth into. It might even spark a bidding war between them. Who knows? You could be the fortunate entrepreneur who gets the Sharks to reveal their true level of interest and to bid up the price of your investment!

For application information, visit: www.abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/casting.

You can also apply by attending an open call. This is your opportunity to meet face to face with the "Shark Tank" casting teams. Come prepared to wow and dazzle them with your product/business/idea and your completed application, which you can download at www.abc.com/shows/shark-tank. Be advised: security may check your bag and you are responsible for your own parking.