Yavapai College partners with Moonshot to support entrepreneurs and startups

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Yavapai College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Moonshot return to Yavapai County for the 2024 Moonshot Rural Pitch Tour, an entrepreneurial competition similar to ABC’s Shark Tank, as part of the fifth annual event series I am happy to announce that.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur with a moonshot startup idea or a seasoned founder with a business you want to scale, attending this event will help you develop your business skills and move your business forward. Helpful.

This year, Moonshot will visit 16 rural communities in Arizona.

Yavapai College SBDC works with entrepreneurs to support pitch events in Wickenburg (2/23), Seligman (3/27), Quad Cities (3/28), and Verde Valley (5/17) .

In addition to competing for cash prizes and moonshot scholarships, participants will also receive startup and pitch education, coaching, and pitch practice opportunities from Yavapai College SBDC’s expert team of certified business analysts. Free and confidential coaching and mentorship is provided at each event and continues after the pitch tour ends.

SBDC Certified Business Analyst Marie Platowski Beals has coached hundreds of Yavapai business owners, including the 2022 Statewide Moonshot Pitch Winner. “This is a great opportunity for any business owner to start a business or expand into a new market,” Platowski-Beals said. “Our team will be there for each participant during the tour and long after the tour ends.”

This competition continues to empower business owners and provide an opportunity to learn new skills

Participants will prepare, practice, and complete a five-minute pitch presentation to a panel of judges who will select the finalists. The winners of each regional event will compete in a statewide contest for a $10,000 prize. His final event will be held at Cottonwood in August 2024.

Online registration to join the Moonshot Rural Pitch Tour can be done here: //www.moonshotaz.com/moonshotpitchtour

Local prize packages for the top three winners in each community are made possible through area sponsors including Arizona Capitol Source, Arizona National Bank and OneAs Credit Union, as well as several local businesses and community partners.

Title sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Arizona Department of Commerce, and APS

About Yavapai College SBDC

YCSBDC provides one-on-one, confidential consulting and educational training at no cost to business owners and entrepreneurs throughout Yavapai County. With the expertise to help you grow and expand your business, his team of SBDC experts provides access to a variety of tools and resources to enhance your business.

About Yavapai University

Yavapai College offers life-changing personalized education, career training, lifelong learning, and workforce development opportunities online and in-person at six locations in beautiful Yavapai County, Arizona. //www.yc.edu/sbdc

About moonshot

Moonshot is an entrepreneurial development program that fosters local business creation and sustainable growth. We offer multi-track programs to help companies prepare for the market, as well as entrepreneurship coaching, speaker series, and community events. www.moonshotaz.com

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