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SUMMARY:6th Annual Edison Project Finals
DESCRIPTION:The 6th Annual Edison Project Entrepreneurial Competition is a celebration and recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit of the Greater Hickory Metro.\n\n \n\nThe Edison Project competition concludes with a final pitch to an audience made up of community members to kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week\, presented by Lenoir Rhyne University\, on Monday\, November 13th at Market on Main from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. This event is open to the public.\n\n \n\n2017 Finalists :\n\nBuddy Case - Santiago Ambroggio\n\nSanctuary\, Inc. - Ge Yang\n\nPhilip Hart Guitars - Philip Hart\n\nAppalachian Essentials Investments\, LLC - Sean Williams\n\nFarmToHome - Cedric Clyburn and Chanler Watts\n\nInPort - Jens Roessler\, Tomas Hans\, and Sercan Cihan\n\nPlayer Pass - Abigail McGarel\, Christopher Taylor\, and Tylyn Triplett\n\nDeliver Eats - Justin Lunsford\n\nFoothills Digest - Carmen Eckard\n\nApple Valley Orchard & Cidery - Justin Fox\n\nNew Heirloom - Daniel Setzer\n\n1st Surfer - Andrew and Karen Johnson\n\nBlinktronic Candle Lantern - Bart Austin\n\n \n\nLearn about the 2017 Edison Finalists and their business name and idea on our website by clicking this link.\n\n \n\nThese entrepreneurs\, who have an idea for an innovative\, viable business in the Hickory Metro area\, will vie for an economic incentive in the amount of $10\,000 for 1st place\, $5\,000 for 2nd place\, and $3\,000 for 3rd place\, thanks to generous corporate sponsors listed below\, but first must compete in several rounds of competition.  \n\n \n\nThe Edison Project's Co-Chairs are Byron Hicks\, Regional Director of the NC Small Business and Technology Development Center and Jeff Neuville\, Director of the Small Business Center at CVCC and the program is generously sponsored by: Alex Lee\, Inc\, Catawba County\, Catawba Valley Community College\, Catawba County Economic Development Corp. Committee of 100\, Concept Frames\, Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Commercial & Social Entrepreneurship\, the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce and the Burke County Chamber of Commerce.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:11px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The&nbsp\;<strong>6th Annual&nbsp\;Edison Project&nbsp\;Entrepreneurial Competition</strong>&nbsp\;is a celebration and recognition of the&nbsp\;entrepreneurial spirit of the Greater Hickory Metro.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe Edison Project competition concludes with&nbsp\;a final pitch to an audience made up of community members to kick off <strong><em>Global Entrepreneurship Week</em></strong>\, presented by <strong>Lenoir Rhyne University</strong>\,&nbsp\;on <strong><u>Monday\, November 13th&nbsp\;at Market on Main from 5:30pm - 7:30pm</u></strong><strong>.</strong> This event is open to the public.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<em>2017 Finalists :</em><br />\nBuddy Case - <em>Santiago Ambroggio</em><br />\nSanctuary\, Inc. - <em>Ge Yang</em><br />\nPhilip Hart Guitars -<em> Philip Hart</em><br />\nAppalachian Essentials Investments\, LLC - <em>Sean Williams</em><br />\nFarmToHome - <em>Cedric Clyburn and Chanler Watts</em><br />\nInPort - J<em>ens Roessler\, Tomas Hans\, and Sercan Cihan</em><br />\nPlayer Pass - <em>Abigail McGarel\, Christopher Taylor\, and Tylyn Triplett</em><br />\nDeliver Eats - <em>Justin Lunsford</em><br />\nFoothills Digest - <em>Carmen Eckard</em><br />\nApple Valley Orchard &amp\; Cidery - <em>Justin Fox</em><br />\nNew Heirloom - <em>Daniel Setzer</em><br />\n1st Surfer - <em>Andrew and Karen Johnson</em><br />\nBlinktronic Candle Lantern - <em>Bart Austin</em><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=6yc6kw8ab.0.0.zffgqacab.0&amp\;id=preview&amp\;r=3&amp\;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catawbachamber.org%2Fedison-project" target="_blank">Learn about the 2017 Edison Finalists and their business name and idea on our website by clicking this link.</a><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThese entrepreneurs\, who have an&nbsp\;idea for an innovative\, viable business in the Hickory Metro area\, will vie for an&nbsp\;economic incentive in the amount of&nbsp\;$10\,000 for 1st place\, $5\,000 for 2nd place\, and $3\,000 for 3rd place\,&nbsp\;thanks to&nbsp\;generous corporate sponsors&nbsp\;listed below\,&nbsp\;but first must compete in several rounds of&nbsp\;competition.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe Edison Project&#39\;s Co-Chairs are Byron Hicks\, Regional Director of the NC Small Business and Technology Development Center and Jeff Neuville\, Director of the Small Business Center at CVCC and the program is generously sponsored&nbsp\;by:&nbsp\;<strong>Alex Lee\, Inc\, Catawba County\, Catawba Valley Community College\, Catawba&nbsp\;County Economic Development Corp.&nbsp\;Committee of 100\, Concept Frames\, Lenoir-Rhyne University&nbsp\;Center&nbsp\;for Commercial &amp\; Social Entrepreneurship\, </strong>the<strong> Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce </strong>and the<strong> Burke County Chamber of Commerce.</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Market on Main 335 Main Ave SW Hickory\, NC 28601
UID:e.685.4530
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DTSTAMP:20260504T124055Z
URL:http://members.catawbachamber.org/events/details/6th-annual-edison-project-finals-4530
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