Atlanta businesses pitch global plans in Metro Export Challenge – CBS News

Atlanta businesses pitch global plans in Metro Export Challenge  CBS News

Small-business finalists took part in Pitch Day at the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s 10th annual Metro Export Challenge, where they presented international export strategies for evaluation by judges. The presentations centered on plans for exporting internationally, with the finalists competing during the chamber’s annual challenge. The event brought the finalists’ export proposals before judges as part of the program’s Pitch Day component. The competition was identified as the 10th annual Metro Export Challenge organized by the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Competitors were seeking grant money as well as Delta Air Lines travel vouchers.

Those awards were intended to support expansion by participating businesses and to support regional economic growth. The grant funding and travel vouchers formed the available support tied to the competition, which focused on international export strategies. Finalists competed for both forms of assistance while presenting their plans to the judges. The chamber’s challenge linked proposed export activity with business expansion and the broader regional economy. The finalists’ strategies were the subject of their presentations on Pitch Day.