2021 Children’s Business Fair of Greater Green Bay
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n early October, the Greater Green Bay Chamber through the Urban Hub, partnered with local educator Denise McFarlin and Solid Foundation Learning, Inc., to host the 2021 Children’s Business Fair of Greater Green Bay.
The event’s goal was to teach the future entrepreneurs of Greater Green Bay the values of entrepreneurship by creating a product of their own and a one-day platform to sell it. The event also empowered kids to practice their sales
pitch, answer questions and receive feedback from shoppers and— of course — the thrill of receiving dollars for all their hard work!
The Blueprint Green Bay Pitch Day
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n August, the Greater Green Bay Chamber, through the Urban Hub, kicked off a first-of-itskind, 12-week business accelerator program called The Blueprint Green Bay, a program focused on minority-,women-and veteran-owned startups and entrepreneurs. The program is broken up into two parts: An idea validation cohort in the fall and a market validation cohort in the spring. A culmination of the first idea validation cohort’s work will be on display on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 68 p.m. during the Pitch Night, where each company will pitch to sponsors, investors and the community for the opportunity to receive funding. Applications for the first market validation cohort will open on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.
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