Business Ideas from Bellows Falls to Dover: Local Quick Pitch Events in the Windham Region
BDCC hosted twoQuick Pitch events on June 8th and 9th at the Flat Iron Cooperative in Bellows Falls, and Trail 87 in Dover respectively. These Quick Pitch events kicked off another season of events designed to encourage entrepreneurship in the region as part of the Windham Region Business Plan Competition. Applications to Compete in the Business Plan Competition are live until June 24th. Fill one out and attend one of the next two Quick Pitch Events are scheduled for June 16th, and June 23rd at River Garden Marketplace, Brattleboro and New American Grill, Londonderry respectively.
These first two Quick Pitch Events were run in partnership with the Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Deerfield Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Brattleboro Reformer and The Peak Radio were media sponsors for the events.
The intent this year was to make the Pitch events accessible to residents around the region. Each Quick Pitch is an opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to share their idea of for a new venture or expansion of an existing one. They have 2 minutes to share the idea, the problem it solves, who they are, and what skills make them and their team qualified. Pitch events foster entrepreneurial energy in the region by providing emerging entrepreneurs a platform from which to share their business idea in front of other people. It’s an opportunity to organize and communicate these ideas, and helps them formulate goals to work towards.
BDCC’s Business Technical Assistance Provider, Eyad Salha gives attendees a walkthrough of BDCC Business Services before kicking off the pitches.
There were 8 pitches made in Bellows Falls and Dover. Some incorporated innovations in sustainable food systems, body products, or property development. Others focused on youth activities, logistics and local supply chain, and agricultural education.
More information and registrations are at https://brattleborodevelopment.com/applications-now-open-for-the-2022-windham-county-business-plan-competition/
If you were encouraged by the participation at the Quick Pitch and would like to connect with the Business Assistance Team at BDCC, please send us an email or submit an inquiry. November will also see the start of BDCC’s “Foundations in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development” workshop series.
BDCC’s Business Services Team
BDCC’s Business Services Team offers a suite of services, programs, and resources at the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, the non-profit regional development corporation serving southeastern Vermont. We help at all business stages, from startup and growth, to reorganization and succession. BDCC’s business services are guided by the regional economic development plan (CEDS) to advance strategies that foster an entrepreneurial environment, support small businesses, increase access to capital, and build an inclusive and equitable economy. For more information please visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/
