Join the Charleston Area Alliance Wednesday, October 19 from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Women’s Club of Charleston for Thrive.Â
Thrive is the Charleston Area Alliance’s annual in-person crowdfunding event. Local entrepreneurs compete against one another for the crowd’s votes, the winner taking home a cash prize to help scaling up their operation.Â
How does it work?Â
Entrepreneurs complete an online application, and then a blind panel will select up to 10 finalists to be featured as part of the live pitch event on October 19.
Finalists develop a brief live pitch to be delivered on stage at the event. The entrepreneurs will highlight their business and show how the cash infusion will be used. Entrepreneurs will also set up booths to interact with attendees and answer questions in an effort to gain votes.
Where does the capital come from?
As a community member, you have the power to invest and shape the business YOU want in your community. To attend and participate in the event, community members will pay $25 ($26.50 if you pay online) a ticket. In return, they will get to partake in food and beverages, but more importantly, they get to vote for the entrepreneur or small business they want to support.Â
At the end of the night, the entrepreneur with the most votes will receive $25 times the number of attendees as cash capital to invest in their business.Â
$25 will directly support the entrepreneur. The extra $1.50 covers online processing fees. Tickets will also be sold at the door for $25. Cash is strongly preferred.Â
Interested in participating in Thrive as an entrepreneur? Fill out the application here.
