Bristol County Chamber Foundation Inc

PROJECT LOCATION: CAPE COD AND SOUTH COAST, MAPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS BYPROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING WORKSHOPSAND SEMINARS ON RELEVANT TOPICS, PITCH CONTESTS THATPROVIDE ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS WITH FEEDBACK ANDSUPPORT IN HONING THEIR BUSINESS PLANS, AND ACCELERATORPROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEW BUSINESS OWNERSWITH MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES.ULTIMATELY OUR COLLECTIVE GOAL IS TO SUPPORTENTREPRENEURS, INFUSING THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITHSUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESSES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE BRISTOL COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDEONGOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, DELIVERED BOTH INPERSON AND VIRTUALLY, TO ENTREPRENEURS WHOSEBUSINESSES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE COVID 19PANDEMIC. PROGRAMMING WILL NOT BE LIMITED TOCHAMBER MEMBERS, AND WILL BE PROMOTED TO THEBUSINESS COMMUNITY AT LARGE. EDUCATIONAL TOPICS WILLBE INFORMED BY INPUT FROM BUSINESS OWNERS ANDASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS.SUBCONTRACTORS WILL PROVIDE PITCH CONTESTS AND ABUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM TO ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURSAND NEW BUSINESS OWNERS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO 120ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE REGION.RUN TWELVE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS OVER THETHREE YEAR PERIOD, SUPPORTING 144 ENTREPRENEURS.HOST TWELVE PITCH CONTESTS OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD,FOR 120 ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS ONTHE SOUTH COAST AND IN CAPE COD WHOSE BUSINESSESHAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID 19. WE ARE TARGETINGUNDER-REPRESENTED ENTREPRENEURS FROM HISTORICALLYMARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS INCLUDING BLACK,HISPANIC LATINX, WOMEN, RECENT IMMIGRANTS, ANDUNEMPLOYED OR UNDER-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: EFORALL SOUTH COAST: HOST SIX PITCH CONTESTS ANDSIX BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS OVER THE THREEYEAR PERIOD.EFORALL CAPE COD: HOST SIX PITCH CONTESTS AND SIXBUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS OVER THE THREE YEARPERIOD.