Moonshot Rural Arizona Pioneer Pitch Competition

Hey Graham and Greenlee risk takers, business leaders, & entrepreneurs! Do you have a “moonshot” business idea or an existing business you’d like to expand? Or maybe you have a product or business idea scribbled down on a napkin or notebook, but that's as far as you've gotten?! ​If you answered YES to either question above, join us for Moonshot's 7th Annual Rural Arizona Pitch Competition for entrepreneurs and business owners (aka, a showcase like you see on ABC's Shark Tank)! This year’s focus is on INNOVATION. We'll be taking the tour to 20 different cities/counties throughout rural Arizona. Participants with innovative business/product/service ideas or existing businesses they want to grow will compete for the chance to win local tour stop prize money and more! But that’s not all. In October 2025, each tour stop winner will travel to the Greater Phoenix area to compete for the state title and $10,000 in cash, $5,000 in cash for "Crowd Favorite”, and additional cash prizes! Winners from each tour stop will receive two complimentary tickets to the finals event and hotel stay. More finals event details to come! But that’s not all! ALL competitors who participate in a tour stop competition will automatically receive a Moonshot membership valued at $3,500 (annually)! Moonshot members receive mentorship, educational programs, and access to investors and funding opportunities. Please note you must live in Graham and Greenlee Counties in order to qualify to compete in this competition.

Speaker(s): Scott Hathcock, Moonshot Kiersten Hathcock, Moonshot Brandi Szymanski, Community Investment Corporation Robert Theobald, Arizona Commerce Authority Joel Robinson, EAC SBDC Torey Cranford, EAC SBDC

Co-Sponsor(s): Arizona Commerce Authority. Moonshot, Graham County Chamber of Commerce, Eastern Arizona College Small Business Development Center

Fee: No Cost