Northland business pitch contest awards $10,000 to area entrepreneurs
30 Dec 2021
News, Cooperative Light and Power
Innovate 218 held its first-ever RINK Pitch Competition on Dec. 14 at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth, where five entrepreneurs from around the Northland shared their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning cash prizes.
Tower resident Patti Stoddard, creator of the Doggy Bunk Bed, won the "Hat Trick" award, which was given for the most polished pitch. She received $5,000 and an opportunity to present her pitch at the 2021 MN Cup, a community-led, public-private partnership hosted by the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
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