Mic Drop. Buzz. In a Barn.
Community National Bank #BarnPitch2016 | Lowell, VT
How very Vermont. Business. In a barn.
Community National Bank #BarnPitch2016 is the eighth stop of the 3rd Annual freshTracks Capital Road Pitch. #RoadPitch sends "business bikers" on a five-day motorcycle trip around Vermont where they will hold "office hours" in select towns stopping by appointment to listen to business "pitches" from start-up or early-stage companies. At each of the 10 stops the riders will award a “Riders Choice Prize” of $500 and a special edition “Vermont Biker Bear” contributed by Vermont Teddy Bear. Each stop is open to public viewing. (Click here for a 7min video of Road Pitch 2015 featuring BarnPitch: https://vimeo.com/142677465)
A sampling of the expertise that Road Pitch “business bikers” bring to Community National Bank #BarnPitch2016 include: Co-Founder of FreshTracks Capital, Consultant/Photographer/Entrepreneur, CEO Burlington Bytes, Software Development and Photography, Director of BYOBiz Program/Champlain College, Enterprise Turn-Around Specialist, Social Media Director Vermont Teddy Bear, Co-Founder Social Sentinel, Co-Founder Venture.co, Granite State Investment Advisors, Owner of Clute Financial, Professor at Stiller School of Business at Champlain College, Founder Dynapower, COO April Cornell, Owner Dirty Old Biker, Business Advisor VT Small Business Development Center, Owner Mondo Media Works, Retired SVP LGC Standards, Consultant Entrepreneur, Co-Founder Champlain Mini Makers Faire, Secretary Vermont Agency of Transportation, Attorney/Dinse Knapp and McAndrew, CEO Semiprobe, Portfolio Manager and Financial Advisor and Founder of Small Dog Electronics.
Participants delivering their seven-minute pitch to these business experts at #BarnPitch2016 include: Tara Lynn, Sumptuous Syrups, Maple Hill, New England Wireless, and The Hive.
“Community National Bank is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of #BarnPitch2016 because we realize small and moderately sized businesses are the backbone of our state’s economy,” stated Stephen P Marsh, CEO, Community National Bank. “Supporting start-up and early-stage companies is integral to the development of business growth throughout our communities, it’s our responsibility to assist with business growth and development. It’s a privilege for Community National Bank’s Lenders to meet and listen to our current and future business leaders, and we appreciate the opportunity to offer financing options and to share any other knowledge or available resources with them.”
Joining Community National Bank are 10 partners who are Hayloft Sponsors: NVDA (Northeastern Vermont Development Association), The Flexible Capital Fund,Vermont Agency for Agriculture, Food & Markets, North Country Career Center,FairPoint Communications, Jay Area Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Department of Labor, Green Mountain Power, VTrans, The Center for an Agricultural Economy, and Insuring Vermont. Another partner, The Art of the Carve, a Lowell-based business, will contribute a chainsaw sculpture for the ‘2016 BarnPitch People’s Choice Award’, the famous Cajun's Snack Bar, in Lowell, will cater the reception, and Sanville Sound Systems will provide their famous custom-made “Birdhouse” speakers for the best sound in the barn. Opportunities Credit Union is the sponsor of the reception.
“Opportunities Credit Union (OCU) has a long track record of supporting Vermont’s entrepreneurs through affordable Small Business Loans and support for programs and events,” stated Greg Huysman, OCU’s Senior Business Development Manager. “#BarnPitch2016 is the perfect fit for OCU’s community development efforts to increase exposure and access to capital for Vermont’s small and growing businesses.”
The tour runs from Monday, August. 1st through August 5th with stops in Essex Junction, Rutland, Bennington, Brattleboro, Barre, Randolph, St. Johnsbury, Lowell, Hyde Park and North Hero.
#BarnPitch2016 takes place on Thursday, August 4th from 2p – 4p, at Kingdom Commons, in Lowell, Vermont. If interested in attending, please click here to register (space is limited to 50): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barnpitch2016-fresh-tracks-capital-road-pitch-stop-in-the-nek-r[...]146
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