Minority Business Owners Roundtable: Elevator Pitch 101

4801 Hwy 58,Chattanooga TN 37416

25 July, 2022

Description

If you only had a few short seconds on an elevator to capture the attention of a potential customer or investor, what would you say? Join us as we learn how to craft the perfect pitch and be remembered! Be prepared...we may just pick you to share your pitch! This roundtable is free and open to the public. Please invite your friends and other aspiring business owners to register to attend with you. Doors open at 5:45pm! Featured Entrepreneurial Spotlight: Gilliam's Construction Clean -Up A light meal will be provided by BBQ ROWE Masks are recommended and will be distributed while supplies last. This is a Supplier Diversity Initiative. General Monthly Description: The purpose for the Start Up, Stay Up, Scale Up, Monthly Minority Business Owners Roundtables will be to address topics each month that focus on the different stages of business- Start Up, Stay Up, and Scale Up and how these topics uniquely impact the minority business owner . The topics identified will be based on the needs of the attendees and the goal will be for business owners to leave with tangible tools that will make them feel inspired, supported and empowered to move their businesses forward! Each Roundtable will feature: A consultant led topic around the Start Up, Stay Up and Scale Up phases of business that uniquely affects the minority business owner. A time for participants to register their businesses with the City of Chattanooga’s Supplier Registry on site and sign up for Doing Business with the City Sessions. Also, other entities will be invited to be on site periodically to talk to attendees and to enroll in their supplier diversity programs as well. An Entrepreneur Business Owner highlight, discussing their journey and their products. Products will be given for registered attendees to sample as are applicable and available. A question and answer period so that we can tailor what is presented to the needs of the attendees. A socially distanced, Covid conscious, in person environment that will feature a free evening snack or lite meal as available.