Business Pitch 2024

If you have an idea and are ready to put pen to paper, now is the time to enter the 2024 Business Pitch Contest which will be held May 2, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at The SEED Center. This event is hosted by the Business Incubator of Southwest Louisiana.

The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2024. If you need more space for your answers, you can email them to ecormier@allianceswla.org, but submissions can be no more than 10 pages in length (12 point font; double spaced).

Business plans will be reviewed and competitors will be selected based on the strength of their business plan. If you or your team is selected, you will be invited to give your 5-minute pitch to a panel of judges at the competition.

First Place: $5,000 Second Place: $3,000
Third Place: $1,500

• There is no fee to enter. Pitches can be made by an individual or a team of no more than 4 people.
• One submission per person/team.
• If you are working with a team, only one person can answer questions from the panel of judges.
• All submissions must be for ideas that will be implemented within the five-parish region of Southwest Louisiana (Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jeff Davis).
• Event participation is limited to people who live/work within the five-parish region.
• Entries may not have won a top prize in previous Alliance/Chamber SWLA Business Pitch competitions.
• Applicants must receive an outstanding score to win, and the decisions of the judges are final.

If you have any questions, contact Eric Cormier at
337-433-0799. To apply for this year’s Business Pitch,
visit www.allianceswla.org/swlaincubator.