{"id":40901,"date":"2022-01-28T10:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=40901"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:25:54","slug":"tarleton-hosts-22-entrepreneurs-of-erath-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-hosts-22-entrepreneurs-of-erath-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Hosts &#8217;22 Entrepreneurs of Erath Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, January 28, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/02\/6918.jpeg\" alt=\"6918\" class=\"wp-image-40903\" width=\"407\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/02\/6918.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/02\/6918-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Erath County entrepreneurs have the opportunity to net some extra cash, prizes and expert guidance when Tarleton State University\u2019s College of Business kicks off its biannual business plan competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs of Erath is open to start-up and existing businesses as well as Tarleton students, regardless of their majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifty thousand dollars in cash and prizes is up for grabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrizes are intended as a catalyst to help a new business or to assist the development of an existing business,\u201d said Bill Leaverton, Regional Director of Tarleton\u2019s Small Business Development Center (SBDC). \u201cThe competition fosters entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation among the greater Erath County area, in conjunction with the students at Tarleton.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is sponsored by Tarleton\u2019s College of Business, the SBDC, the Stephenville Economic Development Corp. and the Stephenville Economic Development Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To register contact the SBDC at 254-968-0558 or sbdc@tarleton.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBDC has more than 30 years\u2019 experience providing small business consultation at no cost and will be available to assist entrepreneurs with all aspects of the competition. 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