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.

Application Available Now - July 6, 2021. 

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.

Eligibility:

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

Review &  Notification:

Applications will be reviewed by a diverse panel of local community members. All applicants will be contacted with their status by July 20, 2021.
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