The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Spark Soldotna Small Business Scholarship Program. This Friday, November 18th at the Lone Moose Lodge at 5:30 p.m. the 3rd Spark Soldotna ‘Shark Tank’ event will take place.
Each presenter will have ten minutes to pitch to the Sharks and audience, followed by up to 10 minutes of questions and answers. The winner will receive a $4000 business scholarship to advance their product or service.
Shanon Davis, Executive Director of the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce on the Spark Soldotna event;
“We’re super excited about this! We’re going to be awarding one lucky business with a $4000 business scholarship and then we actually have some smaller scholarship amounts as well. This is open to the public, the businesses have already been selected but you can still register to attended the event.”
This event is in conjunction with Alaska Startup Week, giving new and established entrepreneurs the opportunity to present new or enhanced business products or ideas to Soldotna’s own ‘sharks’. The evening will feature a buffet-style dinner catered by The Hearth Eatery. Tickets are $30 Per Person and seating is limited. Reservations are required to attend and can be made here.
The “Sharks” reviewed 17 applications and up to five will move on to the live presentation round. The selected businesses have been notified and will be revealed on Friday night.
Local “Sharks” have been selected include:
- Tanya Lautaret – Homer Electric
- Chuck Winters – Airport Equipment Rentals
- Jill Schaefer – Kenai Peninsula Office of Governor Dunleavy
- Tyson Cox – Owner, AK Rentals
The criteria to apply and participate states that primary business operations must be within 50 miles of Soldotna city limits. Your business idea or pitch could be anything from a new business venture, a new product you are trying to launch, or even a new on-line marketing strategy that will benefit your business and/or the area. The selected applicants must be prepared to present their business idea and/or product in person to the Spark Soldotna Business Scholarship Selection Committee this Friday evening.