ABOUT SHELTOWEE CONTEST

The Sheltowee Business Network is holding a contest to select five (5) companies to go through the Sheltowee Entrepreneur Program.  This program is has a value of $5,000 to $20,000.  There is a $15.00 non-refundable application fee and all applicants must be referred by an Entrepreneur Support Organization (ESO).  Winners will be announced on May 20th, 2020.  

WHO IS THIS CONTEST FOR

This contest is for companies who have a business that is suitable for equity investment by angel investors or venture capital.  This means that it needs to be a scalable business that can provide significant returns to investors.  This is NOT for businesses that cannot scale. 

CONTEST RULES AND PROGRAM INFORMATION

1. All applicants must submit an application by May 20th, 2020 and pay a $15.00 application fee.  

2. All applicants must be referred by an entrepreneurial support organization (ESO) that has registered with the Konexons team (they can register here)

3. All decisions by the Sheltowee Business Network are final. 

4.  Participants must provide feedback on the program.

5. Five companies will be selected to participate in the program which starts on June 6th and will have sessions on June 13th, June 20th, June 27th, July 11th, July 18th, and July 25th.  Participants must be able to particpate in ALL SESSIONS.  

6. On July 25th all five participants will pitch a minumum of 5 angel investors.  Based on the feedback from these five angel investors, participants will be introduced to the Sheltowee Angel Network for presentations to the individual angel groups.  The goal of the program is to secure investment for the companies.  ONLY COMPANIES THAT ARE SELECTED WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE ANGEL NETWORK.