2022 Hayden Business Pitch Competition Application

The Town of Hayden is hosting their second annual Business Pitch Competition at the Hayden Center on November 12th, 2022. The competition aims to empower local entrepreneurs to start or expand their businesses in Hayden. The competition is intended to support businesses that provide significant economic and community impacts and businesses that may have less access to traditional sources of capital. Judges will be scoring pitches based on the business’ pitch, the feasibility of their business, and the economic and community impacts of the business. Please visit our website for more details and requirements prior to completing an application. If you have any additional questions, please email Tegan or Allesha

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Email *
Applicant Information
Business Name
Contact Name *
Mailing Street Address (include city, state, and zip) *
Email Address *
Phone Number *
Are you applying as a New Business or an Existing Business with a Business Expansion Concept? *
Is your business located within the Hayden RE-1 School District?  Please visit Routt County GIS and turn on the “Routt County School Districts” layer to confirm that your business is within this boundary.  *
Is this a Women or Minority Owned Business? These are businesses which are at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more minorities or women .   *
Are you requesting interpretation services for the event? If yes, in what language?
Narratives
Please answer the narratives below and note that your application will be evaluated based on its contents, not based on grammar, sentence structure, writing style or how "well-written" it is. You will be allowed to make minor amendments to your business idea after submitting the application. Please answer the following questions in 350 words or less. 
Description of Business Concept *

In 150 words describe your product or service. 

Market Drivers *

What is the pain point that your product or service might address? 

Solution *

How does your product or service address the above pain point?

Target Market *

Who is your product being sold to? How will you market your product or service? Why would your customer buy the product or service?

Revenue Model and Projections *

How will you get paid? How will you price your product or service? Provide methods and time span. 

The Team *

Why are you the best people to start this company? What makes you uniquely qualified?

Economic Impact  *

What will be the economic impacts of your business to the greater community? Will your business create jobs?  Will it increase spending in the community? Will it draw people into Hayden or keep people in Hayden to spend money? 

Community Impact *

What will be the community benefit of your business? Will your business increase access to a needed amenity? Will your business provide a unique benefit to historically underserved populations? This includes populations underserved because of geographic location, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, underserved racial and ethnic populations,  and populations underserved because of special needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, or age)

Timeline *

What progress has been made to date? Have you established the company? Have you connected with peer mentors? Have you conducted market research? 

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