Business Plan Competition To Have BIG Impact

I just came from a press conference regarding the Scheinfeld Center's first annual New Venture Challenge and it dawned on me the huge impact of this event.  It impacts our college students, our area high schools, SBCC, and the entire community.  It is a benevolent collision of generous volunteers, altruistic organizations, philanthropic corporations and sponsors in a way that is having a community-wide impact.

The most generous of all collaborators include NAWBO-SB, The Bank of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, without whom we would have no awards to give away.

It can't be done without our volunteer judges: Jeff Carmody of Agility Capital; Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com; John Richardson of Ameravant; Gary Kravetz of SCORE, Alan Tratner of Green2Gold, and Christopher Morales of Montecito Bank & Trust.

The biggest impact, however, is yet to be seen.  Who will be our winners? Will they launch?  What impact will their business have on our community?

Stay tuned.  On May 13 we will have winners, and will be celebrating alongside them at the NAWBO banquet!