Applications Accepted for Fall Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery Entrepreneurship Competition
SALISBURY, MD---Applications are now being accepted for the 21st round of funding through ºûµûÖ±²¥’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship competition. Applicants have until Monday, September 25, to submit their full business plans for consideration.
Business startups throughout the Mid-Atlantic are eligible to apply for their share of $200,000 per academic year.
Participants who pass the business plan review stage will pitch their business ideas to a review board during a “Gull Cage” competition similar to the format used for the hit ABC-TV show Shark Tank. Recipients will be selected based on live presentations Friday, October 27.
The Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery program was established with the foundation’s initial $1 million contribution in 2013. The Ratcliffe Foundation announced subsequent renewals of $1.9 million to continue the Shore Hatchery through spring 2026. It is administered through SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.
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