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SUMMARY:2025 StartUp Fayette - October - Pitch Contest (Preliminary Round)
DESCRIPTION:Important Dates\n  August 21\, 2025   Contest officially announced\n\n  September 4\, 2025   Applications open\n\n  October 16\, 2025   Application deadline\n\n  October 21\, 2025   Preliminary pitch round (required for all applicants)\n\n  November 18\, 2025   Final pitch contest event\n\n \n\nApplication link: https://startupfayette.org/pitch-contest/\n\n \n\nPreliminary event description:\n\n\n2025 Fayette Pitch Contest   Preliminary Round\n\nJoin us for the Preliminary Pitch Round of the 2025 Fayette Pitch Contest\, where selected applicants will present their business concepts for a chance to move forward to the main stage on November 18.\n\nIn partnership with the Fayette Chamber of Commerce\, Launch Fayette\, and Jason Hunter Design\, this contest is designed to give entrepreneurs a platform to pitch their business concept\, gain valuable feedback from industry experts\, and compete for amazing prizes.\n\nEach applicant will have five minutes to pitch their idea to a panel of preliminary judges. At the end of the evening\, five finalists will be chosen to advance and compete in the highly anticipated Pitch Contest finale.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public come support local entrepreneurs\, experience the excitement of live pitching\, and see which innovative ideas rise to the top.\n\nPreliminary Round: October 21\, 2025\n\nTime: 5:00   7:00 PM\n\nLocation: Launch Fayette
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<img alt="" height="958" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/436/Image/2025_StartUp_Fayette/FC2021PitchContest2.png" style="width: 1336px\; height: 958px\;" width="1336" />\n<blockquote font-size:="" font-style:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(36\, 36\, 36)\; font-family: " type="cite" ui="" web="" west="">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<blockquote type="cite">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><b><u data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Important Dates</u></b></span>\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&bull\; August 21\, 2025&nbsp\;&ndash\; Contest officially announced</span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&bull\; September 4\, 2025&nbsp\;&ndash\; Applications open</span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&bull\; October 16\, 2025&nbsp\;&ndash\; Application deadline</span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&bull\; October 21\, 2025&nbsp\;&ndash\; Preliminary pitch round (required for all applicants)</span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&bull\; November 18\, 2025&nbsp\;&ndash\; Final pitch contest event</span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Application link:&nbsp\;<a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://startupfayette.org/pitch-contest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\;" target="_blank" title="https://startupfayette.org/pitch-contest/">https://startupfayette.org/pitch-contest/</a></span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><b><u>Preliminary event description:</u></b></span></div>\n\n<div style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">2025 Fayette Pitch Contest &ndash\; Preliminary Round</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Join us for the&nbsp\;<span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Preliminary Pitch Round</span>&nbsp\;of the 2025 Fayette Pitch Contest\, where selected applicants will present their business concepts for a chance to move forward to the main stage on November 18.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">In partnership with the&nbsp\;<span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Fayette Chamber of Commerce\, Launch Fayette\, and Jason Hunter Design</span>\, this contest is designed to give entrepreneurs a platform to pitch their business concept\, gain valuable feedback from industry experts\, and compete for amazing prizes.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Each applicant will have five minutes to pitch their idea to a panel of preliminary judges. At the end of the evening\, five finalists will be chosen to advance and compete in the highly anticipated Pitch Contest finale.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">This event is free and open to the public&mdash\;come support local entrepreneurs\, experience the excitement of live pitching\, and see which innovative ideas rise to the top.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Preliminary Round:<span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">&nbsp\;October 21\, 2025</span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Time:</span>&nbsp\;5:00 &ndash\; 7:00 PM</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;"><span style="border: 0px\; font: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: inherit\;">Location:</span>&nbsp\;Launch Fayette</span></p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</blockquote>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</blockquote>\n
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URL:https://business.fayettechamber.org/events/details/2025-startup-fayette-october-pitch-contest-preliminary-round-13249
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