1. Presents Morrison Area Development Corporation 04/15/2015

2.  What is a Fast Pitch?  Entrepreneurs are given 5 minutes to pitch their business or business concepts to a group of judges from the business and investment communities during a confidential, private presentation.  Presenters then have a 5 minute Q&A 04/15/2015

3.  What is a Fast Pitch?  This forum allows for creative and interesting concepts from people in the region to be showcased and for these entrepreneurs to learn what it takes to advance their ideas and make them a reality.  (No power points or video allowed!) 04/15/2015

4.  Who Can Enter?  Anyone who is a resident or business owner in Morrison, IL. 04/15/2015

5.  When:  Fast Pitch Applications and Business Proposals Due  October 15, 2015  Practice Sessions  October 22, 2015 04/15/2015

6.  When:  November 10, 2015 : Morrison Area Development Corporation Fast Pitch  9 am to 1pm 04/15/2015

7.  Where:  Odell Public Library, Morrison, IL.  307 S. Madison St., Morrison, IL  Details: On the website:  www.morrisonchamber.com www.morrisonchamber.com 04/15/2015

8.  Call or Email Morrison Chamber  Kimberly Ewoldsen 815.600.6267  director@morrisonareadevelopment.c om  Call SBDC at Black Hawk College  309.796.5710 04/15/2015

9.  Startups  If you are thinking of starting a business then this competition is for you  We will help you craft your business plan  We will help you craft your “fast pitch”  You need to put for the time and effort! 04/15/2015

10.  Businesses Open for fewer than 18 months  Do you have a business that is open fewer than 18 months?  Would you like an opportunity to get the “word out” about your business?  Show us your current business plan and we will help you update it  Then just “fast pitch” your business! 04/15/2015

11.  Private Partners would like to support businesses in the Morrison region  Government Partners would like to do the above be we also offer “at no added- cost i.e. your taxpayer dollars are at work” services to you and any other business in our region 04/15/2015

12. 4 Folders (self explanatory!):  Open 1 st  Open 2 nd  Open 3 rd or Later  Open 4 th or Later 04/15/2015

13. Joel E. Youngs, Director IL Small Business Development Center 309-796-5710 johnsonma@bhc.edu 04/15/2015