AFBF Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation together with Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business Global Social Enterprise Initiative recently announced the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. The first-of-its-kind challenge provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations being cultivated in rural regions of the United States. The Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge is a key component of the Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative, a joint effort between AFBF and Georgetown.
The inaugural challenge is accepting applications until Sept.15. Semi-finalists will be announced at the National Summit on Rural Entrepreneurship at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The summit is sponsored jointly by AFBF, GSEI and the White House Rural Council. Challenge finalists will pitch their business ideas to a team of judges at the AFBF 96th Annual Convention, slated for Jan. 9-14 in San Diego, California.
Participants, who must be based in a rural county, will compete for the Rural Entrepreneur of the Year Award and prize money of up to $30,000 to implement their ideas. The essence of the application process is an executive summary of no more than 750 words and five photos with captions about the new business idea. The application is to be completed online.
To learn more about the challenge and submit an online application, go to:
http://www.strongruralamerica.
http://www.strongruralamerica.
