Business Plan Competition Award
Sponsored by Midwest Block & Brick
Sponsored by Midwest Block & Brick
Do you have a creative idea for a business that youve always wanted to try? Have you ever wanted to own your own business, but didnt have the resources or funding to get started?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Plan Competition may be the perfect opportunity for you to make your business dream a reality. Individuals are invited to enter written business plans into this first-time competition for a chance to win $5,000 in start-up funds and an additional $5,000 or more in support services, like accounting or marketing, needed to launch a new company.
Business plan entries must be submitted to the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce office, 213 Adams St., by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. A committee of local judges, which includes professionals in all aspects of business operations, will select the top entry. The winner of the Small Business Plan Competition will be announced at the Chambers Micro-Business Expo in March 2011.
For more information, contact Bill Plank at 573-644-7114 or Kathy Scheulen at 573-634-3616.
2010 Business Plan Competition Winner
K9 Achievement Center
The winner of the Chamber's first-ever Business Plan Competition Award was announced during a special luncheon held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. The winners were Michael and Alena Ward with K9 Achievement Center. The award was sponsored by Midwest Block & Brick who presented them with a $5,000 cash prize.
They also received prizes from 21 additional sponsors:
Affordable Printing Solutions
Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning/Nick Rackers Heating & Cooling
Brown Printing, Inc.
Capital Quarries Company, Inc.
Central Bank
Cook, Vetter, Doerhoff & Landwehr, PC
Custom Screen Printing
Diamond Pet Foods
East Side Business Association
Excelerating Execution
Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce
KA-Neckt Marketing
KRCG
News Tribune
Samco Business Products
Signs by Tomorrow
Smallwood Technologies
Wallstreet Financial Group
West Side Business Association
Williams-Keepers, LLC
Zimmer Radio Group
Purpose
The Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Business Plan Competition is for the purpose of nurturing new business growth that will benefit the Jefferson City Area and its local economies. The first Competition began in October 2009 and the winner was announced at the Micro Business Expo in March 2010. A prize pool of both cash and business related sponsorship gifts were distributed to the Competition Winner.
$5,000 cash award and other prizes and support to start a business.
