Fall Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery Applications Accepted August 31-September 28

SALISBURY, MD---Applications are being accepted for the 15th round of funding through Salisbury University’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship program from August 31-September 28.

Business startups throughout the Mid-Atlantic are eligible to apply for their share of $200,000 per academic year.  

Participants will pitch their business ideas on October 30, via Zoom, to the board during a “Gull Cage” competition similar to the format used for the hit ABC-TV show Shark Tank. Recipients will be selected based on their Zoom presentations to the program’s board of directors.

The Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery program is a 10-year $2 million initiative, which began in 2013. It is administered through SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.

Application materials are available online. For more information, visit the Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery webpage.