Path to Prosperity
The winners of the 2015 Path to Prosperity Contest (P2P) contest were announced this week in Juneau at the Innovation Summit. This year's winners are Port Chilkoot Distillery and Fairweather Ski Works, both creative enterprises in Haines, Alaska.
Pictured (from left to right): Norman Cohen (The Nature Conservancy), Heather Shade (co-owner of Port Chilkoot Distillery), Graham Kraft (Fairweather Ski Works), Ed Davis (Haa Aaní, LLC).
These two winners will receive $40,000 in seed funding. A third winner will be determined by a People's Choice Award campaign in February.
Path to Prosperity (P2P) is an annual contest for regional entrepreneurs. P2P aims to launch companies that will increase local employment, have a positive social and economic impact on their communities, promote the sustainable use of local natural resources, and increase entrepreneurial know-how and business leadership in Southeast Alaska.
To learn more about the Sustainable Southeast Partnership and our involvement in regional economic development across Southeast Alaska: www.sustainablesoutheast.org.
Path to Prosperity
The winners of the 2015 Path to Prosperity Contest (P2P) contest were announced this week in Juneau at the Innovation Summit. This year's winners are Port Chilkoot Distillery and Fairweather Ski Works, both creative enterprises in Haines, Alaska.
Pictured (from left to right): Norman Cohen (The Nature Conservancy), Heather Shade (co-owner of Port Chilkoot Distillery), Graham Kraft (Fairweather Ski Works), Ed Davis (Haa Aaní, LLC).
These two winners will receive $40,000 in seed funding. A third winner will be determined by a People's Choice Award campaign in February.
Path to Prosperity (P2P) is an annual contest for regional entrepreneurs. P2P aims to launch companies that will increase local employment, have a positive social and economic impact on their communities, promote the sustainable use of local natural resources, and increase entrepreneurial know-how and business leadership in Southeast Alaska.
To learn more about the Sustainable Southeast Partnership and our involvement in regional economic development across Southeast Alaska: www.sustainablesoutheast.org.