2021: Think Big. Plan Big. Do Big.

Congratulations to the Winners!

The WSBA Pitch Competition March 11, 2021

View the recorded event! CLICK HERE

Congratulations to the grant winners!

FIRST PLACE - $5,000
Cecilia Osorio Slonaker, Solo Merengues

SECOND PLACE - $1,500
Leslie Dahn, Tranquility Salt Spa

THIRD PLACE - $500
Amy Holman, evolverie

Thank you to the runners up.
Traci Bakenhaster, Design and Renew Career and Finance Coaching
Pamala Seeds, Uniquely Yours

About the WSBA Annual Pitch Competition:

HOW IT WORKS: The Pitch Committee select 20 business pitch videos to post online to compete for votes from the public (think American Idol). The Top 5 businesses with the most votes prepare to participate in the final competition and pitch LIVE virtually to our panel of judges. The Pitch Competition event is free to the public and is streamed LIVE on our Facebook Page. (Please Follow Us!)

About The Live Event: The live event is hosted by Dustin Klein, Publisher of Smart Business Magazine, each of the Top 5 business owners get a final chance to pitch their business to a panel of judges. The judges scores are tallied and the winners announced live at the end of the event.

About the Judges:
CLICK TO VIEW THE 2021 JUDGES!
The TOP 3 winners are selected during the live event by the panel of judges. Thank you to our judges for their contribution to the Small Business Relief Fund and for their time judging the contestants!

First Place - $5,000 grant
Second Place - $1,500 grant
Third Place - $500 grant

Meet Last Year’s Winner!

First Place Winner of the WSBA’s Pitch Competition! Flavor 91 Bistro was awarded $5,000 after the Live Virtual Pitch Event October 2020!

Congratulations to our 2020 Top 5 Competitors and Top 3 Grant Recipients!

Kathryn Dougherty owner of Spritz Tea
Lisa Gutierrez owner of Dos Hermanos Taco Truck - 2ND PLACE
Winta Hayelom owner of Flavor 91 Bistro - 1ST PLACE
Jessica Kapusta owner of John & Jane’s Sauces
Amy Kelly owner of My Bookworm Box - 3RD PLACE