Overview
CityPitch is a Business Pitch Competition that provides the winner of the competition with a local storefront’s rent for 1 year. The goal of City Pitch is to revitalize a city’s downtown area and bring more customers into the city.
A collaborative environment
City Pitch is collaborating with the City of Whitewater to run its first competition in Whitewater, WI. The competition labeled “Whitewater Wind-Up” will include 4 workshops and a voting system that includes the citizens of Whitewater, and local officials.
Taylor Zeinert, the interim economic development director in Whitewater Wisconsin
Win-Win-Win
City Pitch provides local business owners, community members, and participants with many benefits. Business owners are surrounded by more businesses, community members have more places to shop, and participants are given 1 year’s rent.
Sustainability
By filling empty storefronts and addressing four of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, CityPitch places a lot of emphasis on sustainability. CityPitch utilizes infrastructure and provides business and job opportunities to keep the cities we work with thriving for generations to come.