Each year, the contest gives individuals and newly established businesses the chance to win the $5,000 prize based on their business pitch.
Existing businesses are also eligible but only if the business has received less than $150,000 in funding and has earned less than $150,000 in gross revenues before October 2020.
StartUp Jefferson City hosts the Pitch It & Win It competition along with the event's main sponsor, Rural Missouri, Inc.
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More Chicago Restaurants, Bars Going Out Of Business Amid COVID-19 Restrictions, Say City
CHICAGO (CBS) — And another one – a longtime tavern in Bucktown is calling it a night for good because of COVID-19 and Chicago’s restrictions stemming from the virus.
This week’s unseasonably warm weather in November allows people across Illinois still to enjoy a meal on a patio. But the reality is that fewer people are able to dine out during the recent COVID-19 shutdown.
“A lot of my employees stay home because there’s nothing to do,” said Mauro Mafrici, owner of Pelago Ristorante, 209 E. Delaware Pl.
Sage Bundling Helps Build Buffalo Home Decor Business
BUFFALO, N.Y . — A small-business owner in Buffalo has turned her passion for home decor into a thriving, 2-year-old business.
"Back in college, I used to just do the most with making sure the space was beautiful and homey, and you just felt very relaxed," she says. "Like it was a sanctuary when you got home."
"If you look around your space, and you see something that really brings you happiness or makes you smile, that's going to affect how you go about the rest of your day," she said.
Tribal business council approves face masks mandate | News, Sports, Jobs - Minot Daily News
NEW TOWN – The business council of the Three Affiliated Tribes on the Fort Berthold Reservation has approved a resolution officially ordering everyone to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Those who do not follow the order can face fines.
The resolution was signed by Mark Fox, tribal chairman, and Fred Fox, tribal business council secretary, at a special meeting held Oct. 22. The resolution was approved by all five of seven members attending the meeting.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Uber sees slowest recovery of ride business in home U.S.
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N said on Thursday demand for its food-delivery service exploded in the latest quarter, but recovery in its global rides business is being held back by its most important market, the United States.
Uber's recovery will depend much on the course of the pandemic, with a resurgence in virus infections threatening to keep customers wary about returning outside or planning frequent trips far into 2021.
Ride bookings were dragged down by a slow recovery particularly on the U.S. West Coast, while Europe and the Middle East recovered more steadily, down only 36% from last year.
Mobile Barber Sees Boom in Business During Pandemic
ROCK HILL, S.C. — As businesses continue to recover from the coronavirus lockdown, one Charlotte-area barber is hitting the road with his clippers.
Instead of having clients come to him, Ja'Derrio White brings the clippers to them with his mobile barber shop called " Mr. Pull Up ".
White says from senior citizens, to disabled individuals, and even single moms, his business makes the cut for them all.
Even though the pandemic has made things a bit more interesting, as things slowly opened back up White says the versatility of his business has made it easier than ever to reach his clients.
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WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ - Even though the infection rate has seen a 'notable decrease', in a letter to the Monmouth University Community, University President Patrick Leahy is moving on campus and hybrid courses to all on-line. The start date to close the majority of on campus classes (and move to all-remote) is the Thanksgiving holiday.
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NEW JERSEY -- In addition to the Presidential, Senatorial, and Congressional races, voters in the state of New Jersey had to decide on three ballot questions, including the legalization of marijuana.
Business this week | The world this week | The Economist
BMW had a bumper third quarter, driven by a surge in sales in China, which were up by 31% year on year. Sales in Europe also rose, but the carmaker warned that its business remains volatile because of covid-19. Its global deliveries were still 12.5% lower in the first nine months than in the same period last year.
The euro area's GDP expanded by 12.7% in the third quarter by comparison with the previous three months, bouncing back from recession. Year on year, however, the currency bloc's economy shrank by 4.3%. America's economy also pulled out of recession, growing by 7.4% in the third quarter, though year on year it was down by 2.9%.
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