An OPEN LETTER to … Local Entrepreneurs …

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Hey Dreamers:

Got an idea for a new business? Have you launched it yet? Or do you need a new angle for your existing business?

Might an infusion of crowdfunding cash get you to your goal, to the next level, or into a new location? Could a few thousand bucks get you through? Save your dream? Keep ya fighting for what you believe in most?

Well, have you heard of “Show of Hands,” an event Wheeling Heritage stages in the Artisan Center once every few months? The evening event involves four presenters who are given four minutes to present their pitch and four minutes to answer questions from large crowd of supporters.

It’s an evening of networking for local residents, too, and in the end, a vote is taken and the entrepreneur with the most votes wins the money and the other three get all of the free publicity that comes with participating. And it’s a lot. Free.

The next “Show of Hands” is scheduled for September 24th at 6 p.m. and the field of four is set to compete, and you should attend to see what it’s all about. That way, maybe you’ll decide to come tell us your pitch and intrigue us and make us want it.

See you soon?

Sincerely,

The Crowd Funders

Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney
Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 34 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, hosting baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

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