The 2012 Monterey Regional Business Plan Competition and our many regional partners are proud to announce our third annual competition for regional start-ups, students and emerging businesses. The competition and supporting workshops are designed to:
• Create jobs in the region
• Attract businesses and investors to the region
• Support the success of regional start-ups
• Create regional interest in entrepreneurship
• Link local entrepreneurs to local investors
• Encourage business students to become entrepreneurs
• Promote tech transfer, innovation and commercialization
This competition also affords regional start-ups and emerging companies the chance to showcase their ideas and business concepts to regional and local angels and venture capitalists. This competition has been designed as a tool to strengthen our regional start-ups and emerging businesses by providing entrepreneurs with the best business foundation possible.
The team of partners currently includes:
• The Fisher International MBA Program at the Monterey Institute of International Studies
• NextSpace CoWorking + Innovation, Inc.
• The Monterey County Weekly
• DLA Piper
• Cal State University Monterey Bay Continuing Education Program
• The City of Santa Cruz
• The City of Watsonville Redevelopment Agency
• The City of Seaside
• The City of Hollister
• The City of Gonzales
• The Central Coast Marketing Team
• Ian Strock, Esq. and Entreprelaw of Santa Cruz
• Eric Jepson Design of Salinas
• Chuck Erickson, CECO of San José
• Chuck Boggs, Paladin Ventures
• Kathy Eckerson, the Estate Doctor
• White, Summers, Caffee & James, LLP
• Khan-Bernier
• The Economic Development Corporation of San Benito County
• The County of Monterey Redevelopment Agency
• Monterey County Young Professionals Group
• Central Coast Investors Roundtable
• The Monterey Bay Consultants Group
• The University of California at Santa Cruz School of Engineering
• The Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
• The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
• Dr. Rock Clapper, the Band of Angels
• The Marina Technology Cluster
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Peterson Communications
• Pebble Beach Partners
• Goodwill Industries of the Central Coast
• Central Coast Small Business Development Center
• Golden Capital Network
• Barich Business Services
• The Monterey County Business Council
To join the team, please call Susan Barich at
831-582-9718 or email Susan.Barich@BarichBiz.com