The 2021 PitchFork Challenge semifinals will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel on Wednesday, September 1 at 5:00 pm.
Register to receive Your Private YouTube Invitation Link via email a day before the event.
Eight Rural Small Business Track Semifinalists will give a five-minute pitch about their business before a panel of judges. This free event offers an inspiring glimpse of some great businesses growing during this unprecedented time.
The final round of the PitchFork Challenge will be on September 22nd as part of the Radically Rural Summit, which is going to be held as a hybrid event in 2021.
The Businesses competing in this year's competition for the $10,000 prize include:
Blake Amacker, Copper Cannon Distillery
Learn more at coppercannon.com
Jessica Hipp, WayAround
Learn more at wayaround.com
Kevin Dremel, Jack’s Crackers
Learn more at jackscrackers.com
Leanne Horvath, Highlife Homestead
Learn More at highlifehomestead.com
Megan Lafaso Hercher, Sullivan Country Store
Learn More at facebook.com/NHcountrystore
Michele Chalice, Healthy Home Habitats
Learn More at healthyhomehabitats.com
Patrick Ericson, EH&P Green
Learn More at edc-chesterfield.com/post/eh-p-green-a-division-of-ericson-homes-properties
Paul Bemis, Air Cleaners Inc
Learn More at aircleanersinc.com
The Judges:
Josh Cyr, Senior Director of Startup Initiatives at the NH Tech Alliance
Linda Rubin, Owner of Frisky Cow Gelato, 2020 Winner of the PitchFork Challenge
Marcia Passos Duffy, Editor NH Business Journal, owner of Geographic Gems
Roy Wallen, CEO of Directional Healthcare Advisors, LLC
Tim Pipp, Owner of Beeze Tees