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SUMMARY:Thrive 2016
DESCRIPTION:Thrive is the Alliance's annual in-person crowdfunding event where local entrepreneurs take center stage and pitch their ideas to a crowd of voters in an effort to take home the first-place cash prize.\n\n\n\nTo be eligible\, your business may be in the idea stage (pre-venture) or already operating. The business must be located within the Charleston area\, and have fewer than 20 employees. Entrants are welcome from all industries and backgrounds\, including past Thrive competitors.\n\n\n\nApplications must be submitted by 5pm on Friday\, September 30. To access the application\, CLICK HERE.\n\n\n\nAttendees of the event are charged $25\, which includes refreshments and one vote. Following entrepreneurs' pitches\, the crowd will cast votes for their favorite innovators\, and the first-place winner will be announced.\n\n\n\nAll proceeds from ticket sales go directly to the prize pool for the competing entrepreneurs and are combined with sponsorship funding. The cash prize pool is pre-seeded with $1\,500 thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: Appalachian Power/AEP\, Bowles Rice and CAMC.\n\n\n\nFor any questions regarding entering the competition\, attending the live pitch event\, or about Thrive in general\, please contact Cody Schuler (CSchuler@CharlestonAreaAlliance | (304) 340-4253
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Thrive is the Alliance&#39\;s annual in-person crowdfunding event where local entrepreneurs take center stage and pitch their ideas to a crowd of voters in an effort to take home the first-place cash prize.<br />\n<br />\nTo be eligible\, your business may be in the idea stage (pre-venture) or already operating. The business must be located within the Charleston area\, and have fewer than 20 employees. Entrants are welcome from all industries and backgrounds\, including past Thrive competitors.<br />\n<br />\nApplications must be submitted by 5pm on Friday\, September 30. To access the application\, <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y0-7Kf07GZf7r6seCydXWdUu8kdv6dD7IdW_X5P647U/edit">CLICK HERE</a>.<br />\n<br />\nAttendees of the event are charged $25\, which includes refreshments and one vote. Following entrepreneurs&#39\; pitches\, the crowd will cast votes for their favorite innovators\, and the first-place winner will be announced.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="line-height: 20.8px\;">All proceeds from ticket sales go directly to the prize pool for the competing entrepreneurs and are combined with sponsorship funding. The cash prize pool is pre-seeded with $1\,500 thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: Appalachian Power/AEP\, Bowles Rice and&nbsp\;CAMC.</span><br />\n<br />\nFor any questions regarding entering the competition\, attending the live pitch event\, or about Thrive in general\, please contact Cody Schuler (CSchuler@CharlestonAreaAlliance | (304) 340-4253
LOCATION:Women's Club of Charleston 1600 Virginia Street E Charleston\, WV 25311
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URL:https://business.charlestonareaalliance.org/events/details/thrive-2016-1875
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