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Entries due March 11
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Business Plan Challenge announces winners
We are pleased to introduce you to the winners of the 15th Annual Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge.
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Challenge Champion and 1st Place: EyeTalk
Inspiration and collaboration propel winning EyeTalk team
Four FIU students develop glasses that allow the blind to hear written text.
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1st Place: Make Them BEG
Empowering women to Make Them BEG
It’s mid-week and Jessica Kizorek and Michelle Villalobos are conducting a webinar for business owners on how to expand their reach with YouTube, avoid pitfalls, and jump higher in the search engine.
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1st Place: SeniorLink Consulting
Winning SeniorLink helps senior citizens stay connected
A win-win: This operating business offers affordable service to seniors by employing teens.
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2nd Place: AdMobilize
AdMobilize: ‘Robin Hood of Advertising’ ready to pounce
AdMobilize is creating a new kind of outdoor advertising network.
Multimedia
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2nd Place: U.S. Radiology
U.S. Radiology: Time is right (again) for this healthcare solution
U.S. Radiology is based on a model that works, says the Broward entrepreneur who pioneered the industry in ...
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3rd Place: spendLO
‘Name your price’ platform for services poised for rapid growth
Delray Beach-based spendLO is relaunching its service with mobile apps and partnerships.
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3rd Place: 5K PARK Fest
Passion for community gives 5K PARK Fest a winning start
5K PARK Fest aims to help nonprofits with fund-raising.
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3rd Place: Do-Re-Mi · A-B-C · 1-2-3
Student winners make love of music their business
For Veronica Chua and Hee-Young Kim, music is more than just learning songs.
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2013 Business Plan Challenge finalists and semifinalists
Of the 238 entries in this year’s Business Plan Challenge, these finalists and semifinalists rose to...
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10 creative ways to promote your business using Vine
Busy small business owners are always looking for quick, impactful ways to reach their customers. Youȁ...
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Small Business Makeover
Tutoring company learns how to grow
Carlos Delgado sought a makeover to help him grow his two-man tutoring business into a larger company.
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Miami Gardens
Miami Gardens makeup artist Kazumi Brown’s work a thing of beauty
A Miami Gardens makeup artist is giving local women a polished celebrity look for everyday and special events.
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Small Business Makeover: Finding the ticket to smarter marketing
Complete Ticket Solutions started in 2000 as a ticket seller but has expanded its services. The problem is ...
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South Florida mompreneurs turn their parenting solutions into businesses
South Florida mompreneurs are finding solutions to parenting problems and turning them into business models.
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Crowdfunding opens doors for entrepreneurs
Kickstarter is the dominant player, but sites are popping up all over to help entrepreneurs with fundraising.
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SMALL BUSINESS
Pawn shops thrive in tough economy
The number of pawn shops in Florida has risen dramatically since before the recession, and Miami-Dade has m...
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