Vermont Gelato
March 3, 2017
Founder: Peter Solley
Company: Vermont Gelato
Description: After 30 years in the music industry, both as a performer and as a record producer, my wife and I decided to move from South Florida to Vermont to enjoy life in the most beautiful, natural and progressive state in the union. My first life as a musician encompassed playing keyboards with such greats as Eric Clapton, Procol Harum, Whitesnake and many other greats such as Jimmy Hendrix, B.B. King and too many top hits as a session musician to even recall. (…more…)
Peter Solley – Vermont Gelato
Founder Focus celebrates the brave and creative entrepreneurs in our region whose passions are the products and services their companies provide.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
INSTIG8 the region’s center for quality entrepreneurship training, scale-up services, and innovation.
INSTIG8 is a BDCC initiative located in Windham Region and initially sponsored by the Windham County Economic Development Program (WCEDP).
This program strategically fosters a safe environment for creative entrepreneurs to try, fail, learn, build, explore, and connect to other like-minded individuals while developing their business concepts and models.
It’s a series of workshops, events, and co-working. INSTIG8 will be the catalyst for engaging, business-minded, creative community of entrepreneurs, innovators, and instigators.
Why is this work a benefit to the region?
- Entrepreneurship and innovation leads to new businesses and job creation
- Higher levels of entrepreneurship gives people employment choices
- Ideas lead to new combinations of existing concepts which lead to business creation
