AVIATRA ACCELERATORS ANNOUNCES FLIGHT NIGHT PITCH COMPETITION

Ten Female Business Owners Will Compete for Grants to Take Their Business to the Next Level 

CINCINNATI, OH – August 11, 2023 – Aviatra Accelerators, a non-profit accelerator devoted to empowering women entrepreneurs through education, connections, and resources, will hold its annual Flight Night Pitch competition at the Newport Car Barn on Thursday, August 31, 2023. The event will showcase ten female-founded businesses that have recently completed Aviatra’s Momentum Accelerator®, a ten-week program for entrepreneurs who have been in business for 1-5 years, with total revenue of $50,000+ and who are seeking to build on their business momentum.  

The female entrepreneurs who will showcase their businesses at Flight Night are:  

  • Cindy and Hannah Capannari, owners of Playful Wanderings, a mother-daughter team that provides outdoor nature programs to help kids connect to nature so they can build confidence, have fun, and learn about the environment. 

  • Emily Ryan, owner of Petal & Stem, a full-service, philanthropic floral company specializing in weddings, events, and build-your-own-bouquet classes. 

  • Amy Clark, owner of Amy K Clark Design, designs, fabricates, and installs custom window treatments and upholstered goods for clients.  

  • Jessica Wright, owner of Wright Workforce Solutions, provides affordable HR services to small business, startups, and entrepreneurs while offering project management assistance to nonprofits.  

  • Ashley Meenach, owner of Boundless Beauty, a styling service that provides makeup, hairstyling, and wardrobe rentals.  

  • Jennifer Myka, biologist, teacher, and owner of Free Radical Ranch, a 54-acre farm that provides farm stays, tours, science, and educational programs about animals and sustainable farming.  

  • Alexia Zigoris, owner of Alexia Zigoris Coaching, an executive leadership coach helping individuals and teams discover a path to achieve greater capacity, balance, and purpose to drive their mission forward.  

  • Jaqueline Mayer, lawyer and owner of Mayer Law, a criminal defense firm in Northern Kentucky, consults with clients to help navigate the legal system. 

  • Jessica Sheldon, photographer, and owner of Cityscape Tiles, developed a proprietary process to transfer her travel images onto ceramic tiles, creating functional art for gifts, and home décor.  

  • Billie Kegley, owner of The Roost Latonia, is expanding her brand beyond coffee and retail to include catering, short-term stays, small venue rentals and an online marketplace for Kentucky products. 

During the ten-week Momentum® program, these women entrepreneurs created a business plan with a three-year financial projection, working with assigned SCORE mentors, and participated in networking and coaching on sales strategies, finance, funding, marketing, and human resources – all taught by local experts. As a MOMENTUM® participant, each entrepreneur will receive $1,000 of in-kind services to take their business to the next level. The winner of Aviatra’s Flight Night pitch competition will receive a cash prize of $1,000. 

Tickets to Aviatra’s Flight Night are on sale now and can be reserved at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flight-night-2023-tickets-685889944287. To learn more about Aviatra Accelerators Momentum®, visit https://www.aviatraaccelerators.org/momentum.  

 

About Aviatra Accelerators   

Celebrating 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 women 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 Northern Kentucky, Aviatra Accelerators has helped over 3,000 female entrepreneurs create 15,000 jobs and receive millions in funding, and its alumni have generated a cumulative total of over $1 billion in earned revenues. For more about Aviatra and its women entrepreneur success stories, visit https://aviatraaccelerators.org.  

 

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For media use: 2023 Momentum Participants Headshots, download here. 

Ann Keeling