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PICS: 8/29 RBU Course @ YWCA spnsrd by 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.
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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.

8/29: ReBuildUp Course @ YWCA spnsrd by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union

RBC-YWCA-GSO-15i-300PRIVATE 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.

7/26: PitchPocalypse Contest sponsored by GMFCU

PP-Central-GSO-15-300PUBLIC (FREE) SPECTATOR EVENT – On Sunday, July 26th 2:30-5pm at Central Library, participants of Entrepreneur Summer events at Greensboro Library’s different branches will compete in the PitchPocalypse business plan contest to win cash and prizes towards launching their own startup.  This final event of the series is sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with organizing help from Shift.

7/25: ReBuildUp Course (adults) @ Central Library sponsored by GMFCU

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PUBLIC (FREE) EVENT –
On Saturday, July 25th 1-5pm, ReBuildUp Course  consisting of four business mini games covering business fundamentals will be held at  Central Library for adults (18+) sponsored by Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union with organizing help from Shift.

This is the seventh event of the Entrepreneur Summer at Greensboro Library and only chance for adults to qualify to compete in the PitchPocalypse business plan contest on Sunday 2:30-5:00 at Central Library also sponsored by GMFCU.

7/23: Teen Entrepreneur @ Vance Chavis Library sponsored by P2D4

Crest--15VANCE-TE-300PUBLIC EVENT – On Thursday, July 23rd 6-8pm, Teen Entrepreneur will be played at Vance Chavis Library for Teens sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4 with organizing help from Shift.  This is the sixth and final event for teens to qualify for the PitchPocalypse on Sunday 2:30-5:00 at Central Library as part of the Entrepreneur Summer at Greensboro Library .

7/22: Teen Entrepreneur @ McGirt Horton Library sponsored by P2D4

Crest--15McGRT-TE-300PUBLIC EVENT – On Wednesday, July 22nd 6-8pm, Teen Entrepreneur will be played at McGirt-Horton Library for Teens.  This is the fifth event of the Entrepreneur Summer at Greensboro Library sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4 with organizing help from Shift.

PICS: 6/30 Economy Jr @ Glenwood Library spons. by P2D4

Despite a sudden storm right before the event, we ended up with a great turnout for the Economy, Jr. held at Glenwood Library on Tuesday, June 30th 6-8pm sponsored by Parties 2 Dye 4.  Our next Economy, Jr. event will be Thursday, July 16th 7-9pm @ Vance Chavis Library.

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Pics: 6/8 ReBuildUp Course @ Davidson County Community College

ReBuildUp kicked off the first day of the week long Business Cents Camp at Davidson County Community College for high school students from surrounding Davidson County schools.

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Economy, Jr. in the morning

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Million Dollar Idea before lunch

DCCC-PD-485-iPitch Drill in the afternoon

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Finished up with Cashless Incubator

6/8: All Day ReBuildUp Course @ Davidson County Community College

Crest-RC-DCCC-300-NewPRIVATE EVENT – Today we’re kicking off the week long Business Cents Camp held at Davidson County Community College with our ReBuildUp Course for about 25 students from 3 area high schools in Davidson County.  This event is organized in part by the NCCCS Small Business Center Network.

STF Class of 8/15: Web Presence

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Pendragon 3D Arts, LLC was the first place winner of May’s PitchPocalypse business plan contest for their 3D scanning startup.  They’ve now enrolled in our 3 month Startup Test Flight class that graduates in August after completing all the assigned projects.

The first project was to build their startup’s web presence.  Pendragon 3D Arts, LLC already had a website setup so the assignment was to build a blog and social media sites.

Take a minute and check out their blog and social sites to like, follow, share, and comment on the ones you like.

Pendragon3d-arts.weebly.com

facebook.com/pendragon3Darts

pinterest.com/pendragon3darts

twitter.com/pendragon3d

instagram.com/pendragon3d_arts

If you’re interested in joining the Startup Test Flight class, we will have another PitchPocalypse business plan contest for teens and adults with qualifying events this summer in Greensboro.
Details coming soon.