FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas and win cash prizes on Aug. 14, 2020, when Communities Unlimited, Inc., presents “Entrepreneurs Unlimited: A Pitch Contest.”
The competition aims to find and assist people in starting their own business or expanding their business in one of eight communities: Crossett, Dermott, DeWitt, Hermitage, Mulberry, Waldron and Warren in Arkansas and Bogata in Texas.
The winner of the pitch contest will receive $2,500 in cash for their business. The runner up will receive $1,500. There will also be a People’s Choice award of $1,000.
All participants of the competition will receive 10 hours of free technical assistance for their business and consideration for a small business loan from Communities Unlimited. The first 50 participants will receive one domain name and website for one year from GoDaddy.
“Entrepreneurs Unlimited” contest will take place online as a virtual competition. Contestants will register online at www.communitiesu.org/pitchcontest and will submit a two-minute video pitching their business.
Then, on Aug. 14 at 5:30 p.m., contestants will pitch their videos to a panel of judges. The judges will decide the top two winners, and audience members will be able to vote on their favorite for the People’s Choice award winner.
The goal of the competition is to assist in introducing new businesses to these eight small towns. Small businesses are the crux of the economy, and Communities Unlimited’s Entrepreneurship and Lending teams work to facilitate the opening and growth of small businesses in rural communities
More information and registration for the contest are available at www.communitiesu.org/pitchcontest.
About Communities Unlimited, Inc.: Communities Unlimited, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations founded in 1975 that works side-by-side with small businesses, communities and families in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas to create fair access to resources to sustain healthy businesses, healthy communities and healthy families. CU takes a community-based, regional approach to solving the challenges that threaten a communities’ survival. Our diverse technical know-how and geographic expertise makes CU uniquely qualified to partner with Southern communities. Find more information visit http://www.CommunitiesU.org/. Communities Unlimited, Inc. is an EOE M/F/Disability/Veteran employer, lender and provider.
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