The 8th Annual Gauntlet Ceremony took place May 26
Virginia’s largest business program and competition, the GAUNTLET 8th Annual Award Ceremony to recognize our region’s most innovative and diverse group of entrepreneurs across the Roanoke Valley, Shenandoah Valley, and Southside took place May 26th
The 2022 GAUNTLET Business Program and Competition was extremely fierce this year. The program attracted a record 153 entrepreneurs. Following 10 weeks of business training, customer discovery and working with mentors/industry experts from across the state, 80 entrepreneurs representing 66 businesses moved forward to compete for their piece of over $300,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
The GAUNTLET Business Program and Competition™, powered by The Advancement Foundation, builds strong entrepreneurial ecosystems for communities. This strategic and proven initiative provides clear pathways for entrepreneurs to apply critical business training, access industry expertise, ignites innovation, accelerates business growth and leverages critical capital resources.
The Gauntlet inspires innovation and confidence from main street to high growth companies . This class of entrepreneurs represent our region’s bright economic future.
Winners Natalie Ashton of Electric Iris 3d and Natalie Hodge of Rudy’s Girl Media.
