Welcome to the Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition Web site!
The competition, now in its forth year, was created to help raise the per capital income of Lowndes County and continue to cultivate an encouraging and educating atmosphere for entrepreneurs in our community. One Grand Prize of $15,000 along with tens of thousands of dollars of in-kind services will be awarded to the business plan meeting and exceeding the requirments of the competition. Participants are challenged to create a business to address the professional needs of local students who obtain technical diplomas or college degrees.
Along the competition journey, each contestant or team will participate in workshops, receive assistance through the Chamber’s S.E.E.D.S. Center of South Georgia, and the VSU Small Business Development Center. The competition is open to any person interested in starting a business in Lowndes County that show the potential to employ technical college and university graduates. Interested entrepreneurs should read and complete the Official Entry form and the Rules and Regulations form.
A special ‘Thank You’ to all the participants of the 2008 Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition for taking the first step towards increasing the economic growth in Lowndes County. Congratulations to the 1st place winners of the 2008 Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition, Azalea Health Innovations.
Previous Competition Winners
2008
Azalea Health Innovations
Azalea Health Innovations focuses on the automation needs of healthcare practices. Providing expert advice and superior local service for EMR, practice management and billing services, Azalea Health Innovations consulting, IT support, web design and workflow redesign supports today's paperless offices. For more information, please visit www.azaleahealth.com.
2007
Code 3 Response
Code 3 Response Security Services focuses on creating an environment of safety and security beneficial to both employees and clients. Executives, managers, supervisors, and frontline personnel will create partnerships with clients based on respect, trust, and integrity. Clients are provided with consistent, professional, knowledgeable, and courteous service. For more information, please visit www.code3response.net.
2006
SmithBarnas & Associates
SmithBarnas & Associates focuses on providing professional assistance to new and existing organizations of all sizes and industry designation, offering innovative, cost-effective human resource solutions to each client, so they may attain their organizational objectives. Services cover everything from developing an employee handbook to implementing workplace improvement plans. For more information, please visit www.smithbarnas.com.
Registration Forms for this year's competition are now available on this Web site as well as at the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, each of the three Guardian Bank locations and the VSU Small Business Development Center.
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