The Interchange:53 Ideas: Understanding the Pitch (ONLINE TRAINING)
PARTNERSHIP
The Small Business Cetner at GTCC is a Resource Partner of Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce: The Interchange and a part of the Small Business Center Network in North Carolina.
The objective of the Small Business Center Network (SBCN) is to increase the success rate and the number of viable small businesses in North Carolina by providing high quality, readily accessible assistance to prospective and existing small business owners which will lead to job creation and retention. Each Small Business Center (SBC) will be a community-based provider of education and training, counseling, referral and information.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
You get that opportunity to pitch for seed funding. Now what? Discover what a pitch really is, what it should include and how to adjust it based on your audience. You only have a few precious minutes to engage your listeners to sell your idea. Learn how to frame a clear and concise pitch while using the "power of story" to win the audience over.
This is the third of six training sessions for the 53 Ideas pitch competition. Those advancing in the top 53 are required to participate in the trainings to prepare for the next round of the competition. This and other training sessions are open to all that wish to attend and will be valuable for those seeking to start a business.
Speaker: Juan Garzon, Executive Director, Pitch Breakfast, Managing Director, Innovate Charlotte and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lead, City of Charlotte
Funding Sponsor: Fifth Third Bank
Training Partners: Southwest Region of the Small Business Center Network with centers located at Cleveland, Central Piedmont, Gaston, Mitchell, Rowan Cabarrus, South Piedmont and Stanly Community Colleges.
