Momentum Competition

**The 2026 Momentum 5x5 Business Pitch Contest, scheduled to be held at Epworth Heights on August 11, has been cancelled due to an insufficient number of applicants.

The Chamber Alliance appreciates the interest shown in the program and looks forward to hosting the larger Momentum Business Plan Competition in 2027, where entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to showcase their business ideas and compete for valuable prizes.

Five applicants will be selected to pitch their business idea for five minutes in front of a panel consisting of four judges. A live audience will serve as a fifth judge, in the event of a tie. One winner will take home $5,000, in addition to in-kind gifts from Epworth, and an automatic Top 10 spot in the Momentum Business Plan Competition.

One winner will receive $5,000, plus in-kind gifts from Epworth:

• An ad in the Epworth Annual - The ad runs in a book for all cottagers. Having the ad is also the only way to solicit Epworth cottagers, via business cards, brochures, social media, newsletter.
• Invitation to have a booth at Epworth's early-season open house to inform cottagers about the business.
• Invitation to take the stage at the next year's Momentum 5x5 to give an update on the business to the captive audience of both cottagers and Ludington-area public.