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SUMMARY:Thrive 2013
DESCRIPTION:"Thrive"\n\nWednesday\, Sept. 18\n\n5:30-7:30 p.m.\n\nCharleston Area Alliance\n\n1116 Smith Street\n\n\n\nThrive is a crowdfunding initiative to generate capital for Kanawha Valley-based businesses with 30 employees or fewer.\n\n\n\nThe event will occur on Sept. 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Charleston Area Alliance at 1116 Smith Street.\n\n\n\nHow does it work?  \n\n\n\nA blind panel selects four entrepreneurs to be featured as part "Thrive." In partnership with Robinson Creative\, these entrepreneurs will produce 60-second pitch videos to promote their business and need for crowd funds.\n\n\n\nStacy Jarrell will be the featured photographer at the event.\n\n\n\nPitch videos will be released on Sept. 4 for public viewing. Entrepreneurs will attend the event on Sept. 18 where they will be available to answer questions to community attendees.\n\n \n\nWhere does the capital come from?\n\n\n\nTo attend and participate in the event\, community members will pay $20 ($21 if you pay online) a ticket. In return\, they will get to partake in food and beverages\, but more importantly\, they get to vote for the entrepreneur or small business they want to support.\n\n\n\nAt the end of the night\, the entrepreneur with the most votes will receive $20 times the number of attendees as cash capital to invest in their business.\n\n\n\nThat is \n\n\n\n$20 x 50 attendees = $1\,000\n\n$20 x 100 attendees = $2\,000\n\n$20 x 150 attendees = $3\,000\n\n\n\nThrive is an initiative of the Charleston Area Alliance. Project partners include Generation Charleston\, the Alliance's young professionals group\, Mountaineer Capital\, Terrell Ellis & Associates\, WV Jobs Investment Trust Board\, BB&T and Industrial Bolting.\n\n\n\nThe Sept. 18 event will be a featured attraction in the "Work " element of Generation Charleston's Urban Living Event.\n\n\n\n$20 will directly support the entrepreneur. The extra $1 covers online processing fees. Tickets will also be sold at the door for $20. Cash preferable.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<strong>&quot\;Thrive&quot\;</strong><br />\nWednesday\, Sept. 18<br />\n5:30-7:30 p.m.<br />\nCharleston Area Alliance<br />\n1116 Smith Street<br />\n<br />\nThrive is a crowdfunding initiative to generate capital for Kanawha Valley-based businesses with 30 employees or fewer.<br />\n<br />\nThe event will occur on Sept. 18 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Charleston Area Alliance at 1116 Smith Street.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>How does it work? &nbsp\;</strong><br />\n<br />\nA blind panel selects four entrepreneurs to be featured as part &quot\;Thrive.&quot\; In partnership with Robinson Creative\, these entrepreneurs will produce 60-second pitch videos to promote their business and need for crowd funds.<br />\n<br />\nStacy Jarrell will be the featured photographer at the event.<br />\n<br />\nPitch videos will be released on Sept. 4 for public viewing. Entrepreneurs will attend the event on Sept. 18 where they will be available to answer questions to community attendees.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Where does the capital come from?</strong><br />\n<br />\nTo attend and participate in the event\, community members will pay $20 ($21 if you pay online) a ticket. In return\, they will get to partake in food and beverages\, but more importantly\, they get to vote for the entrepreneur or small business they want to support.<br />\n<br />\nAt the end of the night\, the entrepreneur with the most votes will receive $20 times the number of attendees as cash capital to invest in their business.<br />\n<br />\nThat is&hellip\;<br />\n<br />\n$20 x 50 attendees = $1\,000<br />\n$20 x 100 attendees = $2\,000<br />\n$20 x 150 attendees = $3\,000<br />\n<br />\nThrive is an initiative of the Charleston Area Alliance. Project partners include Generation Charleston\, the Alliance&#39\;s young professionals group\, Mountaineer Capital\, Terrell Ellis &amp\; Associates\, WV Jobs Investment Trust Board\, BB&amp\;T and Industrial Bolting.<br />\n<br />\nThe Sept. 18 event will be a featured attraction in the &quot\;Work &quot\; element of Generation Charleston&#39\;s Urban Living Event.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong>$20 will directly support the entrepreneur. The extra $1 covers online processing fees. Tickets will also be sold at the door for $20. Cash preferable.</strong></span><br />\n
LOCATION:Charleston Area Alliance 1116 Smith Street Charleston\, WV 25301
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URL:https://business.charlestonareaalliance.org/events/details/thrive-2013-09-18-2013-659
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