The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Foundation received an $11,000 grant from the PPL Foundation to support IGNITE Schuylkill, an entrepreneurial development program for aspiring business owners.
Aspiring entrepreneurs are encouraged to enter the IGNITE Schuylkill business plan competition with a business idea that would generate a positive impact on the community at large and the local economy; create new and sustained jobs; and have a positive impact on tax revenue.
The application submission deadline has been extended to Oct. 16 or until 10 eligible applications have been received.
The new business must be located in Schuylkill County and have a brick-and-mortar location.
The IGNITE Schuylkill application; rules, eligibility and criteria information; and hold harmless and confidentiality agreement can be found at www.schuylkillchamber.com/igniteschuylkill/.
An IGNITE Schuylkill question-and-answer session will be held during BoostMyBiz Happy Hour hosted by Alvernia University’s O’Pake Institute on Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Pottsville CollegeTowne campus. Anyone interested in submitting a business idea to the IGNITE Schuylkill program is encouraged to attend.
Source: Berkshire mont
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