AVIATRA ACCELERATORS ANNOUNCES 2022 LAUNCH® CLASS & FLIGHT NIGHT
10-Week Program for Young Businesses Culminates with Flight Night Annual Pitch Competition
CINCINNATI, OH –July 8, 2022- Aviatra Accelerators, a non-profit accelerator devoted to empowering women-owned startups and small businesses, announces its 2022 Launch® class – six female entrepreneurs who have been accepted into the 10-week, 30-hour program designed specifically for newer, revenue-positive businesses – those in business for between 1 and 3 years who are seeking to take their business to the next level. At the end of the 10-week program, the six female entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to compete for $ 10,000 in funding in Aviatra’s Flight-Night pitch competition on September 7, 2022, at Northern Kentucky University’s George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium in Griffin Hall.
The 2022 Launch® Class roster includes a wide array of business concepts:
- Molly Hoying, owner of Vale Technologies, LLC, that takes CO2 from natural gas and converts it to a recoverable fuel
- Ann Johnston, owner of Hyde Forty-Seven, a line of patent-pending interchangeable jewelry
- Helen On and Julie Rowland, business partners of The Nail Salon Network, creators of an app written in Vietnamese for 60,000 Vietnamese independent nail salon owners to bring overall efficiencies to their businesses and increase profits
- Abbi Rettig, owner of Tickety-Boo Treats, manufacturer of allergen-friendly desserts to people with dietary restrictions
- Christina Kidwell, owner of Local Studio 325, a market for locally made goods, workshops, day camps and classes for children
“Launch® is stringent and covers everything from business funding to branding and PR to hiring, team building, pricing and cash flow. Launch® has been integral in helping hundreds of local women-owned businesses strategically grow,” said Nancy Aichholz, President/CEO of Aviatra Accelerators. The winners of the 2021Flight Night pitch competition were Emily Bruns and Sofia Mimendi of Aclipse Campervans and Dominique Khoury of Looqma. Both companies have seen significant business growth since exiting Aviatra’s Launch® program.
The six 2022 Launch® business owners will create a business plan with a three-year financial projection, validated by the U.S. Small Business Administration, work with an assigned mentor and participate in networking and coaching during the 10-week program held at the NKU Collaborative in Covington, Kentucky. For more information about Launch®, go to https://aviatraaccelerators.org/get-started/.
Aviatra offers two other programs; EXPLORE®, an early-stage ideation and business validation program and GROW® is ongoing sustainability programming. Aviatra also offers a digital, online platform of curriculum called Aviatra365®.
About Aviatra Accelerators
Celebrating nearly twelve years of supporting women-on-the-rise to find the power to soar, Aviatra Accelerators, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, exists to empower female entrepreneurs, providing education, coaching, mentoring, networking and access to capital. Aviatra’s programs are tailored to meet the needs of women entrepreneurs at all stages of the business cycle. With a presence in Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, Aviatra Accelerators has helped over 3,000 female entrepreneurs create 15,000 jobs, has awarded millions in funding, and its entrepreneurs have generated a cumulative total of over $1 billion in earned revenues. For more about Aviatra and its female entrepreneur success stories, visit, https://aviatraaccelerators.org.
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