2023 Windham County Business Plan Competition Registration OPEN
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
2023 Windham County Business Plan Competition
Windham County, VT – Attention Windham County business owners and entrepreneurs! Do you have a great business idea, but lack the funds to get the momentum you need? The Windham Country Business Plan Competition is back for its 3rd year in a row. This competition is funded by the Windham County Economic Development Program to create opportunities for startups and existing businesses in the region to create and refine their business plans, hone their pitch, and compete to receive an award that will assist their project.
Applications to compete are NOW OPEN! Register here.
Applicants will present their idea at one of the Quick Pitch Events in:
- Brattleboro area: Bar 580, Brattleboro on June 1st at 4pm.
- Bellows Falls area: Great Falls Chamber, Bellows Falls on June 6th at 4:30pm.
- Deerfield Valley: The White House, Wilmington on June 7th at 4:30pm.
- Londonderry area: New American Grill, Londonderry on June 8th at 2pm.
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to compete for $20,000 to start or grow their business. Register here!
Check out last year’s Events.
About BDCC & WCEDP
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is a private, nonprofit economic development organization that serves as a catalyst for industrial and commercial growth throughout Southeastern Vermont, including Windham County and the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Winhall and Weston. BDCC serves as the State of Vermont’s certified Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for the greater Windham County area. BDCC is one of 12 RDCs throughout Vermont. This BDCC activity was made possible in part by a grant from the State of Vermont through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. For more information visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/
The Background
WCEDP was created to help relieve the economic impact from economic losses due to the closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. Since the program launch, WCEDP funds have helped existing businesses, reinforce economic development infrastructure, and generate new businesses and entrepreneurial opportunities.
A focus of the Southern Vermont Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) has been to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and develop emerging high wage, high growth job sectors in the region.
