Flatley Challenge revived for a second year

John Flatley Company, owner of Nashua Technology Park and Nashua Office Park at Gateway Hills, has launched the second Flatley Challenge, designed to stimulate the development and growth of early-stage high-tech companies by providing them both free space.

Winners of the competition will be given free rent for a year for up to 5,000 square feet of office and or lab space as well as up to $10,000 in fit-up, connectivity and related costs.

Interested firms can submit a letter of application to the John J. Flatley Company, Flatley Challenge, 1 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, N.H. 03062, no later than Thursday, Oct. 31.

Applications should include the executive summary section of an existing business plan or a thorough description of the nature of the venture, including the history of the business, its proposed or existing product line, the characteristics of the potential market, the general marketing plan and efforts to date, the organization of your business including your management team, existing and projected financial resources available to the business, the long-term business goals, and its job growth potential for the next three to five years.

The highest scoring applicants will be invited for a personal interview before a review panel in early December, and the winner will be notified no later than Dc. 31.

For more information, contact Kathleen McLaughlin at 603-598-7500 or kMcLaughlin@jflatco.com.