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Community business plan competition returns for another go-round, with a new approach

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Randy Rudasics, manager of the Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center, is hoping to find support from the community for the annual business plan competition, and he is optimistic that a change in format will bring more entrepreneurs to the table for this year’s event.John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot & Today For more than a decade, the Yampa Valley Entrepreneurship Center’s community business plan competition has provided a platform where local entrepreneurs can present their ideas and, if good enough, pocket some startup cash for them. The competition helped the owners of companies like Chill Angel, Grass Sticks, Mountain Pine Manufacturing, Hive 180,…

VIBE Business Plan Competition returns with $30K grand prize – The Suburban Times

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University of Washington–Tacoma announcement. The 2023 VIBE Business Plan Competition is back, bigger and better than ever before. This year, the competition is sponsored by HomeStreet Bank, a west coast community bank offering consumer and commercial banking, mortgage lending and loans for residential construction, commercial real estate financing, and insurance products. The competition will offer a $30,000 Grand Prize consisting of $15,000 in cash and $15,000 in in-kind services from law, accounting and other professional services firms. Additional prizes include $5,000 for second place and $2,500 for third place. The competition takes place across four stages. Stage one is the…

Municipally controlled corporation pitched to help create housing

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Peter Shocker | [email protected] The Council heard the benefits of establishing a municipally controlled corporation for developing housing during its committee of the whole meeting on June 27. Incorporated in 2007, the Jasper Community Housing Corporation (JCHC) had identified the need for an alternative governance structure to further housing development. Specifically, the JCHC would be converted to a municipally controlled corporation. “The Administration believes that this meets all the intents that we started this discussion with, which, again, just as a reminder to the council, was the ability to bring in private financing, the ability to take debt off the…

Meeting governments where they are: Delivering innovation while maintaining digital sovereignty

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As today’s governments look at technology innovation, there is a need to address the rapidly evolving demands of their citizens while protecting the most sensitive data and delivering on promises of trust and security. Modernization of government services without compromising security, digitization of manual processes and improved user experiences for both citizens and government employees are all benefits of digital transformation, and the right technology platforms can create even better opportunities for social and economic growth. The cloud can offer agility and flexibility, advanced cybersecurity features, and access to the latest innovations, including AI, to accelerate digital transformation and the…