Business & Tech
Wanted: Budding Bel Air Entrepreneurs
Bel Air Downtown Alliance is sponsoring a contest, with the prize of three months rent-free on Main Street.
The Bel Air Downtown Alliance is looking for entrepreneurs waiting for their big break.
The nonprofit's first ever "Downtown Destiny" contest is designed to give a boost to budding business owners.
To enter, applicants must submit a business plan to Bel Air Downtown Alliance by April 23, undergo a financial qualification test and pass a background check. Finalists will be interviewed by judges from Bel Air Downtown Alliance, local businesses and the Town of Bel Air.
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The winning business will get to rent retail space at 17 Main St. for three months free, an estimated value of $6,000, according to the Bel Air Downtown Alliance.
The winner will also receive $2,000 toward start-up costs; business planning counseling; a think tank session from a. Bright Idea, LLC, with a focus on marketing, public relations and branding, ; assistance with retail space planning from Elegant Restoration; and free one-year memberships to the Bel Air Downtown Alliance and Harford County Chamber of Commerce.
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For more information on the Downtown Destiny contest, see www.downtownbelair.com/beapartofit.
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