Congratulations to Drew for winning the PitchPocalypse business plan competition for his private game club concept.
The contest completes our after school pilot project featuring ReBuildUp’s Startup Program held from late October to mid-December 2015.
Special thanks to the program’s sponsor Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.
Here are the pictures from the Saturday, August 29th, ReBuildUp Course held for the YWCA’s Passion to Purse program. This event was sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.
Economy, Jr. wheel’n and deal’n
Teams present their business ideas during Pitch Drill.
[We didn’t get a chance to photograph Million Dollar Idea and the Cashless Incubator games being played.]
Once the Passion to Purse program finishes it’s six week course in October, we’ll be holding the PitchPocalypse business plan pitching contest awarding cash prizes to the top winners.
PRIVATE EVENT – On Saturday, August 29th, our ReBuildUp Course (a series of business mini-games) will be held for women enrolled in YWCA’s Passion to Purse program. This event is sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union.
The Passion to Purse Program seeks to improve the economic independence of Greensboro women and their children by implementing a comprehensive project assisting low or no income women to start and maintain micro-enterprises.
After the six week course is finished, participants are eligible to compete in our PitchPocalypse business plan pitching contest held Saturday, October 24th awarding cash prizes to top winners to help launch their businesses. To participate, you must be enrolled in the Passion to Purse program. Contact the YWCA Greensboro for details.
First place winner of May 2015’s PitchPocalypse business plan contest, Heather Pendrack, was the subject of a full article in the Jamestown News for her 3D scanning startup Pendragon 3D Arts, LLC
Here’s an excerpt:
“Technology is taking Heather Pendrak from 3D modeling with clay to creating 3D replicas with a computer. The Ragsdale game art and design teacher recently won first place in ReBuildUp, LLC’s PitchPocalypse business plan contest that will help her take her idea for a 3D scanning company, Pendragon 3D Arts, several steps closer to reality... ‘Winning the contest has created interest from students in starting a business.'”
Click here or the article image to read the full story in the Jamestown News about Pendragon 3D Arts.
PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT – On Saturday, May 16th, our ReBuildUp Course for adults will be held from 1-5pm at Greensboro Central Library in Downtown Greensboro.
For the first time, this event will be open to adults 18 and up although a small number of select teens will be allowed to participate (contact us for teen details).
The ReBuildUp Course is part one of our three part Startup Program developed to help aspiring entrepreneurs learn the basics and find out if they truly want to take the plunge into entrepreneurship BEFORE committing to business courses, expensive leases, and borrowing money.
Part two takes place the next day on Sunday 2:30-5:00pm (also at Central Library) with our PitchPocalypse business plan pitching contest with up to 8 contestants from our ReBuildUp Course competing for money towards their startup effort along with other prizes like Greensboro Chamber of Commerce membership for 1st and 2nd place and 3 months of accounting help from Michael Robinson Accounting for all three top winners.
Part three is our Startup Test Flight running for 3 months for winners and non-winners of the PitchPocalypse to use techniques learned during our ReBuildUp Course to test the startup waters on your own time to figure out what you want to do for a business.
Sign up here for this event:
Triad News 14 was kind enough to film our Sunday, March 15th, PitchPocalypse event at Greensboro Central Library sponsored by Summit Credit Union. It will likely air tonight (Sun. 3/15/15) and/or tomorrow (Mon. 3/16/15) on local cable channel 14.
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Tech After Hours, City Market, Economy, Jr. at McGirt-Horton Library, The Forge Monthly Meeting & Grand Opening, Collaboration of Triad Professionals, and How to Write A Business Plan Seminar.
Show Notes / Mentioned Events:
Startup Calendar
Wednesday July 16th to Tuesday July 22th
– WEDNESDAY –
Tech After Hours
5:30-8:00pm
Technology Center of the Piedmont Triad
Greensboro, NC
Click Here to Register
– THURSDAY –
City Market
Monthly Event
5:30-9:00pm
Downtown’s South End
Greensboro, NC
http://www.gsocitymarket.com/
McGirt-Horton Library
Economy, Jr.
6:00-7:30pm
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for Details
The Forge 2nd Monthly Meeting
7:00pm
The Forge
Greensboro, NC
http://www.forgegreensboro.org
– FRIDAY –
Collaboration of Triad Professionals
8:30-10:00 am
Technology Center of the Piedmont Triad
Greensboro, NC
Click Here to Register
The Forge Grand Opening
5:30-7:30pm
(Tuesday, 7/22 not Friday)
The Forge
Greensboro, NC
http://www.forgegreensboro.org
– TUESDAY –
The Forge Grand Opening
5:30-7:30pm
The Forge
Greensboro, NC
http://www.forgegreensboro.org
How to Write A Business Plan
6:00-8:00pm
Greensboro Public Library – Main Branch
Greensboro, NC
Click Here for details
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Triad Local First’s Mobile Directory
Triad
http://triadlocalfirst.com
