RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 20 -- The North Carolina Community College System issued the following news release:
After a rigorous, months-long training and pitch competition, the North Carolina Small Business Center Network (SBCN) announced Rinse-A-Poo, Victorious Wellness, and The Gilded Lantern as the first-, second- and third-place winners, respectively, of the state's inaugural SBCN Startup Showdown.
Phil McNutt, Dan Spangler, Victoria Gadbois
This statewide entrepreneurship accelerator brought together 17 finalists competing for a share of $60,000 in unrestricted startup funding. The process included intensive business training and coaching, a "Shark Tank"-style Pitch Day event, public voting, and evaluation by a panel of business and entr...