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Finalists are announced in BDCC/Stroll 2012 Business Plan Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- April 17, 2012

BRATTLEBORO, VT -- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Strolling of the Heifers have announced the selection of finalists in the 2012 Business Plan Competition for the Windham region, which offers a total of $60,000 in prizes.

The twenty finalists, chosen by panels of community judges, were chosen on the basis of business prospectuses submitted during the first phase of the contest. They will now prepare detailed business plans and will make presentations at the final judging session on May 30.

The competition features two divisions: one for general businesses excluding agriculture and food (the BDCC Business Plan Competition), and one specifically for farm or food-related enterprises (the Strolling of the Heifers Farm/Food Business Plan Competition). Each division is further divided into two categories, one for existing businesses and one for new businesses.

The finalists are as follows:

BDCC 2012 Business Plan Competition

PRESS CONFERENCE: MARCH 12, 2012 AT 2 P.M. AT BDCC OFFICES, COTTONMILL HILL, BRATTLEBORO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MARCH 12, 2011

BDCC and STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS partner in business plan competition with $60,000 in prize money

BRATTLEBORO, VT -- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Strolling of the Heifers are teaming up to present the 2012 Business Plan Competition for the Windham region, with multiple prizes totaling $60,000.

As it did last year, the 2012 edition of the BDCC Business Plan Competition will feature two divisions -- one general businesses excluding agriculture and food, and one specifically for agricultural or food-related enterprises -- the Strolling of the Heifers Farm/Food Business Plan Competition.

Each division is further divided into two categories, one for existing businesses and one for new businesses, with up to five finalists to be selected in each category, for a total of up to 20 finalists overall.

In each division, the top prize in the existing business category will be $10,000, the second-place prize will be $5,000, and the prizes for up to three runners-up will be $1,500 each. For the new business category, the top prize will be $5,000, the second-place prize will be $2,500, and the prizes for up to three runners-up will be $1,000 each.

More Than $67K Awarded to BDCC Business Plan Competition Winners

BRATTLEBORO, VT -- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Strolling of the Heifers awarded more than $67,000 to 20 finalists in the 2011 Business Plan Competition.

The competition came to a grand finale at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the Marlboro College Technology Center, where awards were presented by Chuck Ross, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets, and by Pat Moulton-Powden, Vermont Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Community Development.

Thanks to the new collaboration this year between BDCC and Strolling of the Heifers, four categories were featured in the 2011 competition: General Business Existing Business, General Business New Business, Food/Farm Existing Business, and Food/Farm New Business.

BDCC Announces Business Plan Finalists

BRATTLEBORO, VT -- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Strolling of the Heifers announce the finalists for the 2011 Business Plan Competition. From the 39 submissions received by the April 11th deadline, the selection committee chose 20 finalists as follows below.