Pitch Your Idea

Do you have a great business concept you'd like to see come to life in Downtown Bradenton? Submit your pitch to participate.

Applications are now closed.

We Are Looking For:

• Diverse perspectives
• New and innovative concepts suitable for visual exhibition in ground-floor retail spaces
• Ideas aimed to improve the current business mix and bring excitement, attention, and traffic to the downtown core
• Inclusive solutions that meet the needs of current and future residents

Selected pitchers will collaborate with a graphic artist to transform their idea into an artistic rendering for installation over a vacant storefront window in downtown Bradenton. Community visits and votes from October 1st-31st will determine the winner of a $1,000 cash prize for Most Inspiring Installation.

Ideal Candidates:

• Aspiring or established entrepreneurs ages 14 - 45
• Live or work in Bradenton, FL
• Existing businesses that do not yet have a brick and mortar location are eligible
• Individuals or partnership teams

Review &  Notification:

Applications will be reviewed by a diverse panel of local community members. All applicants will be contacted with their status by August 13, 2021.