Downtown Vancouver Launchpad

Be a Sponsor: your financial support makes the Downtown Launchpad possible and completes the $40,000 incentive package offered through the program.

Join as a community sponsor to help support this effort to recruit a new business into our downtown!

WHAT IS THE LAUNCHPAD? 
This is a regional competition providing an incentive package worth up to $40,000 for one selected retail business that will open in Vancouver’s downtown in 2020, creating a launchpad for the area’s next creative and entrepreneurial retail idea.

HOW WILL THE WINNERS BE CHOSEN? 
Semi-finalists will be picked from all qualifying applications by a selection panel of downtown stakeholders.  The finalists will be selected after a review of their submitted business plan.  The winner to be chosen based on a final presentation to the selection panel.

WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED? 
The competition winner will be announced as a part of Small Business Week in 2020.

HOW DO I LEARN MORE?
Visit www.vdausa.org/launchpad