THIBODAUX, La. — The Small Business Development Center at 杏吧传媒 will host a Virtual Pitch Competition next month to help Bayou Region businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SBDC has partnered with Chevron and the 杏吧传媒 College of Business Administration to host the event.
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Contestants will submit business plans outlining how the spread of the novel coronavirus has affected their company and how they will use the money. Nguyen says judges will look for an organization with a proper business structure in place and a plan to use the money in a way that stabilizes or further strengthens the company.
A panel of SBDC consultants will choose eight winners to receive $5,000.
Businesses must be from Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary or Assumption parishes.
Send submissions to jimmy.nguyen@nicholls.edu.
The deadline to submit is May 8 and winners will be announced May 15.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,聽985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@nicholls.edu