May 26 Sunday
What if you were only 53 seconds away from turning your dream business into a reality? You’ll never know unless you try!
South Piedmont's Small Business Center, the Southwest Region of the Small Business Center Network, and Fifth Third Bank are giving you the opportunity to take a chance on yourself and compete to win $10,000, $5,000 or $2,500. Submissions for the 53 Ideas Pitch Competition will be accepted May 5 through May 31. Take action now and get your entry in before the deadline.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS
Visit 53ideas.com between May 5 and May 31 to record, upload your 53-second pitch and complete an entry submission.
Learn in the beginning of June if judges select your idea as one of the top 53 entries. If so, you'll move on to the next pitch round and be one step closer to a shot for the top cash prizes.
Sign-up and participate in training to help you prepare for the next round of the competition and to further develop your idea.
During the week of July 8th pitch virtually before judges to try to secure a spot in the top 10.
Get $250 if your idea is selected as one of the top 10 and take advantage of coaching to help you perfect your pitch for the final round.
Pitch as a top 10 contestant in the final round to compete for $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500. The final pitch round will be in-person before judges and broadcast to an online audience this July.
Enter now at 53ideas.com
May 27 Monday
May 28 Tuesday
A community market for Local farmers & artisans.
May 29 Wednesday
May 30 Thursday
Summer Concert Series returns every Thursday evening, May through July!
Enjoy live music in the great outdoors! Food and beverages will be available for purchase from the Gateway Canteen’s food truck. Bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music. Coolers permitted but subject to checking. No glass, tents or outside alcohol is allowed. Bags and coolers will be checked. Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome to attend; please remember to Leave No Trace.
The Changes We Have Seen — Charlotte Through the Eyes of Former Charlotte Reporters: Fannie Flono, Mary Newsom, Lew Powell and Mark Washburn
What happens when you bring four former Charlotte Observer writers together to talk about the many social, cultural, educational and business changes that have taken place in the city over the past thirty years?There is only one way to find out as hosts Tom Hanchett and Shelia Bumgarner question these four amazing journalists who covered the city during Charlotte’s Golden Age of Journalism.
Presented by the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room and the Charlotte Museum of History
May 31 Friday
The singer-songwriter from Mooresville, North Carolina releases his first album since 2016 with “The Tunnel Club,” his first solo record as an independent artist. Philip is at his story-telling best with the title track, taking you on a hitch-hiker’s journey through the South in the 1940s. Personal stories, love songs and investigations into the everlasting are woven seamlessly throughout – delivered with a sweet voice, warm acoustics, cinematic strings and just enough edge to keep you guessing.
Tickets $25