Organizations announce 5 finalists for Gillette inaugural start-up challenge
11 Dec 2023
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Energy Capital Economic Development and IMPACT 307, Wyoming’s business incubator network, announced today the finalists for the 2023 Energy Capital Start-Up Challenge entrepreneur competition.
Each finalist will present at the Energy Capital Start-Up Challenge Pitch Night, which is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Gillette College Presentation Hall, 300 W. Sinclair St., Gillette, according to a news release. The finalists can win business funding from a $50,000 seed fund for the event. There is no charge for the public to attend the event.
The Energy Capital Start-Up Challenge, in this first year, attracted 36 applicants who represent a wide variety of business ideas that seek to operate in Gillette and the northeast Wyoming region, according to the release. A panel of area entrepreneurs and local professional service providers judged the applications and identified nine for a semifinal round that took place Nov. 10. The panel selected the five finalists, who will spend the next month working with IMPACT 307 and Energy Capital Economic Development to bolster their plans and respond to judge questions and feedback from the semifinal round.
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