Entrepreneur competition winners to be named at fair
The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship, or MADE, has named seven regional winners as finalists in its 2011 MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition.
The competition’s goal is to highlight new and aspiring businesses. It provides new and potential business owners in Missouri an opportunity to put business ideas up against others throughout the state, resulting in the cultivation of reliable businesses and creating jobs.
Participants started the competition by answering a questionnaire about their business ideas and were given tips on how to make their businesses better in the first round.
Finalists will present their finished business plans, products and services on Thursday at the Missouri State Fair.
Mini-grants will be awarded as startup/operating capital to winners. The free event is in Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall, with the showcase open all day. The awards ceremony is 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
Finalists are: Azure Consulting and Advocacy (Cheryl Tietjens) from Brookfield; Bulldog Express (Rhiannon Finley and others) from Leeton; Cowgirl Angelic Accessories (Courtney Brown and Kami Nelson) from Chillicothe; Lifesong for Growth & Wellness (Richard Lillard, Jill Lillard and Deborah Middleton) from Jefferson City; Nanner Designs (Kate Tary) from High Ridge; Sketch You as a Fantasy Character (Brent Woodside) from Sedalia and Spot Light Stars (Brandon Banks) from Troy.
MADE is a project of the Missouri Valley Community Action Agency of Marshall, a nonprofit organization. It is funded by federal Community Services Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services.
