This year’s contest is scheduled to take place on September 27th at HarborOne Bank, 180 Washington St., Providence. Applications will be accepted through its website starting on July 15 and will continue until August 31. Applicants will be notified by September 10 and finalists will be invited to pitch their business idea or model. On the evening of the 27th a panel of judges will decide which idea will win the grand prize. HarborOne has a Small Business hub called Voyage for Business that is full of tools and resources created to support business owners wherever they are on their business journey. Visit www.harborone.com/voyage for business tools, tip and resources to start, manage or grow your business. We have a variety of easy-to-use templates, calculators and interactive tools for you to explore. Got three minutes to spare? Check out the informative videos that will give you the low down on essential business issues. Additionally, there are case studies of HarborOne customers on Voyage which provide real-world examples of how they got started, overcame issues and succeeded. Some of our case studies were actually Small Business Pitch contest participants. Rhode Island business owner, Sean Maloney, of 13 Stars Hot Sauce, was a Rhode Island Small Business Pitch Contest finalists in 2021 and was awarded $2,500 as a runner-up. “HarborOne Bank welcomes anyone with an idea or model to apply soon. That idea could become the first step in making your business dream a reality.” Gibbons said. About HarborOne HarborOne Bank, headquartered in Massachusetts, has $4.57 billion in assets. HarborOne Bank serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island through a network of 30 full-service branches and commercial loan offices in Providence and Boston. The Bank has two branches located in Providence,
First Prize Winner Rhody Wild Sea Gardens, Narragansett, Azur Cygler Cranston and Warwick, and one branch located in East Greenwich, East Providence and Lincoln. The Bank also provides a range of educational services through “HarborOne U,” with content and classes available on personal finance and small business delivered virtually as well as at community locations throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a subsidiary of HarborOne Bank, is a full-service mortgage lender with offices throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire and is licensed in six additional states. Please visit the HarborOne Bank website at www.harborone.com for more details regarding the contest and about their services. Or, please contact Sheila Farragher at sfarragher@ harborone.com.
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