🐻 Get ready to ROAR at the inaugural BEAR ’25 Pitch Showcase! 🚀
We’re proud at Eastbay lodge to be part of this and honored to host a night celebrating Wisconsin’s growth-stage businesses as they scale up, create jobs, and drive our economy forward.
Who Is BEAR ’25 For?
• Growth-stage businesses ready to expand
• Investors, lenders & business-support champions
• Community leaders & local officials
• Chambers of Commerce, EDCs, post-secondary institutions & economic stakeholders
• Anyone passionate about economic growth & entrepreneurship
THE DETAILS
📅 Thursday, August 14
📍 EastBay Events Center, 27325 268th Ave, Holcombe WI
🕠 5:30 PM Reception & hors d’oeuvres (compliments of EastBay Lodge)
🕕 6:00 PM Main Event: six powerhouse pitches, sponsor highlights, live judging & awards
🏆 Grand Prize: Guaranteed pitch slots with BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation, Tundra Angels, Wisconsin Investment Partners & at Hill Capital Summit in November
🎖️ Additional Awards: Provided by Badgerland Printing, Second Stage Growth & CEDC
✨ Finalists earn exposure, connections & exciting prizes—plus guaranteed investor-group pitch opportunities.
🎟️ Reserve your seat on Eventbrite: [link]
📺 Can’t make it in person? We’re streaming live on Facebook!
📣 Want to sponsor or apply?
• Submit Sponsorship Form or BEAR ’25 Application to brittany@chippewa-wi.com
• Call 715-723-7150 for questions
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