Pitch Day For Pre-Accelerator Entrepreneurs Is Dec. 16

A program from the Arkansas Venture Center aims to help startups over a 14-week period starting in January, but interested entrepreneurs need to have their sales pitches ready on Dec. 16.

The AVC is inviting interested participants to its “Pitch Day,” which could lead to enrollment in a 14-week pre-accelerator program that helps young companies fast track their ideas to market.

Backed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, the program was developed over a 20-year period by serial entrepreneurs and investors, says AVC President Lee Watson. It includes access to a variety of resources and mentorships to selected startups.

Early-stage companies are invited to a program on Tuesday, December 16 to pitch ideas to a panel of Venture Center mentors. Entrepreneurs will each give a 5-minute pitch.

Here’s the rundown of the schedule, which will be held at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce:

“Pitch Day” Run of Show
5:30 p.m. – Doors Open
6:00 p.m. – Program Begins
8:00 p.m. – Cocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres

If accepted into the program, a nearly four-month long curriculum for entrepreneurs begins in January.

For more details on the program, go here.