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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Story Contact: Robin Ohlgren, Co-Chair PKC<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:info@palouseknowledgecorridor.com">info@palouseknowledgecorridor.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Applications now being accepted for presenters at the next Palouse Knowledge Corridor Business Showcase Event<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>July 23, 2014 (Moscow, Idaho; Pullman, Washington)</b> — Applications for presenters for the fall Palouse Knowledge Corridor Business Showcase event are now being accepted. Entrepreneurs, those starting or have recently started small
business ventures, who are interested in showcasing their business ideas during a Palouse Knowledge Corridor Business Showcase Event are encouraged to download the short application form at
<a href="http://www.palouseknowledgecorridor.com">www.palouseknowledgecorridor.com</a> and submit it to
<a href="mailto:info@palouseknowledgecorridor.com">info@palouseknowledgecorridor.com</a> by<b> 5 p.m. on September 26, 2014</b>. The Business Showcase Event will be held on October 9, 2014 at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, located at 1000 W Pullman Road, Moscow,
Idaho from 2 - 5 p.m.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Preselected presenters will have 15 minutes to present their business idea and plan to a roomful of possible investors and community members. Presentations should include an overview of the product or services being developed, management
and market strategies, technologies employed, financial projections, amount of investment required, employee growth, and an exit strategy if applicable.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The general public is invited to attend. Investors attending the event may be private individuals or venture capitalists and there is no obligation to invest in any of the ideas presented.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on applying or the events, please contact Jen Pfiffner, Palouse Knowledge Corridor Secretary at
<a href="mailto:jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us">jpfiffner@ci.moscow.id.us</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>The Palouse Knowledge Corridor is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to match innovation with opportunity, promote assets of the Palouse and foster collaborative efforts with universities,
private sector, economic development agencies and government.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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