Start.Pivot.Grow. (SPG) — an economic development program of consulting firm Integrality, that provides small business owners with services, resources, and funding — partnered with Dallas College Foundation on October 16, 2024, to present a fiercely competitive “PITCH IT!” Competition, where entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas for the ultimate cash prize. Celebrating the innovative spirit of small business owners, SPG continues to provide equitable access to capital, resources, and growth opportunities to ensure that all businesses have a fair chance to succeed and thrive.
More than 30 community members, influencers, and business leaders attended the competition to support the PITCH IT! Finalists. The 11 finalists were: 1) Select Auto Parts & Sales, Inc.; 2) DTOCS; 3) Circle V Landscape Architecture, LLC; 4) Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More of Raleigh; 5) Glenis Edits Media, LLC; 6) ShampooTime; 7) The Laundry Basket, LLC; 8) AHNI Beauty Supply; 9) Books and Brown Sugar Co; 10) Just Elope, LLC; 11) Homewatch Caregivers of McDonough.