A local InnovateHER competition is from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 22 at Mercy Connections, 255 South Champlain Street, in Burlington. The Women’s Small Business Program is taking applicants. Deadline to submit a business plan  is Nov. 18. For more information and to submit email gpokao@mercyconnections.org.

InnovateHER is a program co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration and is a national prize competition. Panelists include Cairn Cross, Co-Founder and Managing Director of FreshTracks Capital and Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable.