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GARDNER - The economy may be struggling, but clever minds may find opportunity and a little money in Mount Wachusett This article is about the geological mountain. For information regarding the ski area, see Wachusett Mountain. Mount Wachusett is located in the towns of Princeton and Westminster in Worcester County of Massachusetts. Community College's annual business-plan competition. College spokesman Janice O'Connor said the competition, held by the college's Entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. Resource Center, is offering $12,000 in cash prizes and $8,000 worth of in-kind services for business-owners-to-be who support winning entries. The college started the competition in 2005 to highlight, celebrate and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in northern Central Massachusetts. It is open to any start-up or growing business or nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency within the college's service area or which is willing to open there. Competitors will be asked to submit business plans for judging. One finalist will be chosen in each of three categories. They include start-up for-profit businesses, expanding for-profit businesses and start-up and expanding nonprofits. A grand prize winner will be selected from among the three finalists. Along with the grand prize award, several special awards will be given by various competition sponsors. Competition guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and applications are available at http://erc.mwcc.edu. All entries are due by Sept. 15. The Entrepreneurial Resource Center and the Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce will provide a competition workshop on June 17 at the college's Devens campus. On July 25, the college and the Wachusett Chamber of Commerce will hold a workshop at Clinton Hospital, and on Aug. 1, the college and accountants BDO Seidman BDO Seidman, LLP is the United States arm of BDO International, one of the largest accounting firms outside of the Big Four. History BDO Seidman, LLP was founded as Seidman and Seidman in New York City in 1910 by Maximillian L. Seidman. will hold a workshop at the Experience Gardner Festival and Sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. Sale. The workshops will focus on what goes into a business plan, as well as competition guidelines. At the July workshop, 2006 grand prize winner Maureen Kittredge of Clinton Wellness will share what it is like to be in the competition. Also, a business plan writing workshop series will be offered June 4 through Aug. 20 at the Entrepreneurial Resource Center, at the college's Leominster campus. Semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 3. The grand prize winner will be announced on Nov. 17, after public presentations and final judging. The college's service area includes Ashburnham, Ayer, Ashby, Athol, Barre Barre (bă`rē), city (1990 pop. 9,482), Washington co., central Vt., SE of Montpelier; settled late 18th cent., inc. 1894. Granite quarrying, which began in the region in the early 19th cent., is still important. , Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Groton, Hardwick, Harvard, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Oakham, Orange, Pepperell, Petersham Pe´ter`sham n. 1. A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material. , Phillipston, Princeton, Royalston, Rutland, Shirley, Sterling, Townsend, Templeton, Westminster and Winchendon. The competition's main sponsor is WXLO of Worcester. Growth sponsors are the Telegram & Gazette and Unitil Corp. Phoenix Park of Shirley, Community Builders and Parkerhill Technology of Lyman, N.H., are the start-up sponsors. The college established its Entrepreneurial Resource Center in 2004, in part through a $25,000 grant from The Coleman Foundation and the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Its mission is to start new business programs and serve small businesses in northern Central Massachusetts. |
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