Three Beaver County Youth Competing in National Business Plan Challenge

Three young people who are participants in the Beaver County Youth Entrepreneurship Collaborative’s Youth Business Incubator will be competing in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s (NFTE) National Business Plan Challenge on October 11, 2012

Jesse and Joziah Council, of Midland, Pa are the CEOs and founders of J&J’s Soothing Cream, an all-natural cream used to sooth arthritic joints and sore muscles.  Lisa Huff, of Ambridge, Pa is the CEO and owner of Decadent Delights, a catering company specializing in Oreo bon bons.

Each entrant had to produce a 65 second “elevator” pitch video which has been posted online at www.elevatorpitch2012.com.  The public is encouraged to visit the site and vote for their favorite pitch.  There are daily and weekly prizes for the winners, as well as a larger grand prize in October for the pitch which receives the most votes.

The link to vote for J&J’s Soothing Cream is: http://www.elevatorpitch2012.com/nominees/entry/joziah-jesse-c.  The link to vote for Decadent Delights is: http://www.elevatorpitch2012.com/nominees/entry/lisa-h.  The public can vote until the beginning of October.

The Collaborative would like to thank Rubino Productions for shooting and editing the elevator pitch videos, Core 3 Marketing Group for helping our students create their video concepts, and Café Kolache and Brady’s Run Park (Beaver County Parks and Recreation) for allowing us to shoot the pitches in their facilities.

The Franklin Center of Beaver County is a founding member of the Beaver County Youth Entrepreneurship Collaborative, along with Entrepreneuring Youth and the Community College of Beaver County.