Tuesday, July 17, 2012

El Pomar funded business competition seeks more entries

***Press Release***


Deadline to apply is now July 31st.

Northeastern Junior College and the El Pomar Foundation have once again teamed up to run a Course Work Grant and Business Plan Competition in 2012. More money has been put into the program and so additional businesses are being sought to participate. The Small Business Development Center, a state-run program, is also involved in the coordination of the competition.  

To be eligible to participate, you must be a resident of Northeastern Colorado and own an existing or startup business in this local area. The participating businesses will be competing for award money through the completion and presentation of a business plan.

However, the basis for the Business 2 College (B@C) program is education. If you apply and are selected to participate, you will receive six free credits of college business training that is related to business ownership and operation. Each entrepreneur chosen will also be awarded an iPad and provided with Internet access during the duration of the program. The participants get to keep the iPad once the competition is over.

The goal of the B2C program is to strengthen business communities and develop business leaders. Following the training and after some consultation from business experts, contestants will complete and present a business plan during the final competition, judged by a panel of professionals with various areas of expertise related to owning and operating a business.

Applications for the competition can be requested from Cyndi Vandenbark at 970-521-6763 or email: B2C@njc.edu

The application is fairly simple. It doesn’t require a great deal of time to complete. Applications must be submitted by Tuesday, July 31st at 5 p.m. 

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