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SUMMARY:Scale Up North Finals
DESCRIPTION:SCALE UP NORTH AWARDS\n\nRegistration is now closed - tickets can be purchased at the door! \n\n\nTraverse Connect's annual Scale Up North Awards competition is committed to bolstering and encouraging the scalability of businesses in the Grand Traverse Region. The Scale Up North Awards recognize and celebrate the vibrant and varied companies doing business "up north"\, their achievements\, and their impact on the community and economy. After several rounds of opportunity to showcase their work\, two businesses are selected by a panel of judges and crowned as winner of one of two Scale Up North award categories. We look forward to celebrating the incredible entrepreneurs who make our community thrive!\n\n\n\nThe Scale Up North Finals will feature a pitch competition for the three finalists for the Emerging Business Awards followed by a moderated panel discussion with the three finalists for the Hagerty Business Awards. Encourage your friends\, colleagues and community members - from both near and far - to join us at the City Opera House to cheer on our local businesses.\n\nTo learn more about Scale Up North Awards including who participated this year\, our judges\, and the amazing prize packages being offered\, please check out our website here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView our digital program here. \n\n\n\nTimeline:\n\n3:30 - 4:00 PM: Registration\n\n4:00 - 5:45 PM: Program\n\n5:45 - 6:15 PM: Networking while judges break for final decision\n\n6:15 - 6:30 PM: Winners Announced\n\n6:30 - 7:00 PM: Networking & Celebrations
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<header class="header" style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: auto\; padding: 0px 15px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; max-width: 1230px\;">\n<h1 class="entry-title" style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; margin: 0px 0px 35px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant: inherit\; font-weight: bold\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 40px\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: proxima-nova\, sans-serif\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(48\, 86\, 126)\; text-transform: uppercase\; text-align: center\;">SCALE UP NORTH AWARDS</h1>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="color:#FF0000\;">Registration is now closed - tickets can be purchased at the door!&nbsp\;</span></strong></span></div>\n</header>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Traverse Connect&#39\;s annual Scale Up North Awards competition is committed to bolstering and encouraging the scalability of businesses in the Grand Traverse Region. The Scale Up North Awards recognize and celebrate the vibrant and varied companies doing business &quot\;up north&quot\;\, their achievements\, and their impact on the community and economy. After several rounds of opportunity to showcase their work\, two businesses are selected by a panel of judges and crowned as winner of one of two Scale Up North award categories. We look forward to celebrating the incredible entrepreneurs who make our community thrive!</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr"><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The Scale Up North Finals will feature a pitch competition for the three finalists for the Emerging Business Awards followed by a moderated panel discussion with the three finalists for the Hagerty Business Awards. Encourage your friends\, colleagues and community members - from both near and far - to join us at the City Opera House to cheer on our local businesses.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">To learn more about Scale Up North Awards including who participated this year\, our judges\, and the amazing prize packages being offered\, please check out our website </span><a href="https://traverseconnect.com/economic-development/growing-business/scale-up-north-awards/#:~:text=CELEBRATING%20BUSINESSES%20IN%20THE%20GRAND%20TRAVERSE%20REGION&amp\;text=The%20Scale%20Up%20North%20Awards\,on%20the%20community%20and%20economy." target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000\;">here</span></a></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/HSBA_Finalists_EventPageBanner.png" style="height: 200px\; width: 656px\;" width="656" /><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1950/Image/EBA_Finalists_EventPageBanner.png" style="width: 656px\; height: 200px\;" width="656" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">View our digital program <a href="https://traverseconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022SUNFinals_Program.pdf">here</a>.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="background-color: transparent\; font-variant-numeric: normal\; font-variant-east-asian: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><u><strong>Timeline</strong></u>:<br />\n3:30 - 4:00 PM: Registration<br />\n4:00 - 5:45 PM: Program<br />\n5:45 - 6:15 PM: Networking while judges break for final decision<br />\n6:15 - 6:30 PM: Winners Announced<br />\n6:30 - 7:00 PM: Networking &amp\; Celebrations</span></span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:City Opera House
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URL:https://business.traverseconnect.com/events/details/scale-up-north-finals-6488
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