Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery Submissions Accepted Through Mar. 21

SALISBURY, MD---Applications are being accepted for the sixth round of funding through Salisbury University’s Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation Shore Hatchery entrepreneurship program beginning Monday, February 22.

Business startups throughout the mid-Atlantic are eligible to apply for their share of $90,000. Selected entrepreneurs will have the chance to present their proposals to the program’s advisory board for consideration Thursday, April 21, at SU’s Perdue Hall. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 21.

Participants will pitch their business ideas to the board during a “Gull Cage” competition similar to the format used for the hit ABC-TV show Shark Tank.

The Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery program is a $1 million, five-year initiative to assist entrepreneurs and help them create new jobs in the community. It is administered through SU’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business.

    For application materials and more information visit http://shorehatchery.salisbury.edu.