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Monday, March 17, 2025

SCORE Declares Winners of sixtieth Anniversary Small Enterprise Digital Pitch Competitors

SCORE has introduced the winners of its sixtieth Anniversary Digital Pitch Competitors. Held from September 17-19, the digital occasion is a part of a collection of 5 competitions happening nationwide to mark SCOREโ€™s milestone anniversary. The competitors permits entrepreneurs to showcase their enterprise abilities to business consultants, win funding, and acquire precious mentorship without charge. Greater than 2,200 small enterprise homeowners utilized to take part.

The winners of the digital pitch competitors are:

First Place:

  • Helen Ianniello โ€“ Stockmenโ€™s Drug (Gordon, NE) Stockmenโ€™s Drug, an impartial pharmacy in rural Nebraska, has expanded considerably since its acquisition by Helen Ianniello, a registered nurse. Ianniello launched new methods, expanded the service space, and launched modern providers like telepharmacy and a cellular vaccine clinic. The pharmacy additionally serves long-term care services and collaborates with native hospitals. Ianniello received the highest prize of $20,000, which she plans to make use of to fund a cellular vaccine clinic for underserved and homebound people.

Second Place:

  • Christina VanDam โ€“ Zeal Aerial Health (Grand Rapids, MI) Zeal Aerial Health gives quite a lot of aerial and different health lessons, together with aerial silks, hoop, pole, hammock, and bungee, for each adults and youngsters. The studio additionally hosts non-public occasions corresponding to birthday and bachelorette events. VanDam obtained $10,000 to increase her choices and buy extra tools for Zealโ€™s new location.

Third Place:

  • Vanessa Sanchez โ€“ bonnee | the clothes swap app (Miami Seashore, FL) Bonnee is a cellular app that facilitates the swapping of clothes, classic gadgets, and equipment. Customers earn credit for posting gadgets and might simply swap them. Launched in January 2024, the app promotes sustainable trend practices by making clothes swaps accessible. Sanchez earned $5,000, which she plans to put money into social media advertising, influencer collaborations, and app improvement.

SCORE CEO Bridget Weston congratulated the winners, stating, โ€œThese exceptional entrepreneurs exemplify the innovation, dedication, and perseverance wanted to show small enterprise goals into actuality. Weโ€™re honored to have supported them with mentorship and assets, persevering with the legacy of serving to greater than 17 million entrepreneurs over the previous six a long time.โ€

Judging and Standards

Contestants had been matched with SCOREโ€™s volunteer enterprise mentors to assist them put together and ship their pitches. The judging standards included presentation effectiveness, model id, product uniqueness, enterprise viability, scalability, sustainability, and monetary potential.

Shellie Peters, Head of Advantages and Charitable Giving at International Atlantic, congratulated the winners and emphasised the significance of nurturing entrepreneurial expertise. International Atlantic was the premier sponsor of the occasion.

Extra Finalists

The digital pitch competitors additionally acknowledged the next finalists:

  • Monica Cody โ€“ Farmstead 1868 (Cazenovia, NY)
  • Amanda and Collin Horan โ€“ Line + Cleat (Glen Ellyn, IL)
  • Anwelli Okpue โ€“ Wani Desserts LLC (Dearborn, MI)
  • Katie Roering โ€“ Fontana Candle Firm, LLC (Lancaster, PA)
  • Amber Waldeier โ€“ Zipplicity Un-Baggage (Lancaster, PA)
  • Victoria Freeman โ€“ Ironmatik LLC (Liberty, MO)
  • Yemisi Anderson โ€“ The JAY Impact (Carbondale, IL)
  • Malgorzata (Mal) Klesna-Blat โ€“ Depraved Fruitful, LLC (Upton, MA)
  • Kimberly St Clair โ€“ MyDocDash (Saint Louis, MO)
  • Tania Kottoor โ€“ WEST X EAST (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Michael Heisman โ€“ Tansect (Appleton, WI)
  • Zakayla Riley โ€“ Pawpinโ€™ Pawz Luxurious Cell Grooming (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Jannea Wolff โ€“ Reclaiming Our Wellness (Miramar, FL)
  • Tanya Shadley โ€“ TRS Children Basis (Virginia Seashore, VA)
  • Eden-Reneรฉ Hayes โ€“ Pluralism Options (Wayland, MA)
  • Mandi Hawke โ€“ Proud Empowerment Enterprise Options (Boynton Seashore, FL)
  • Katherine Osborn โ€“ Nowhere Collective (Chicago, IL)

The digital pitch competitors is one in all 5 occasions being held nationwide in celebration of SCOREโ€™s sixtieth anniversary. Upcoming regional contests will happen in Los Angeles (Sept. 26) and Houston (Oct. 3).

For extra info or to observe a recording of the digital competitors, go to SCOREโ€™s webinar library or the sixtieth Anniversary Pitch Competitors web page on SCORE.org.



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