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VINTON, Va. – One step closer to turning their dream into reality, the top 25 finalists have been selected for the Gauntlet Business Competition. Each of those businesses began pitching their idea Monday in front of a panel of judges.
Finalists were selected based on their business plans submitted.
In total, 68 businesses submitted a plan, representing about 100 local entrepreneurs.
“Fantastic business plans. Just fantastic business plans,” said Advancement Foundation President Annette Patterson. “The scores and results that I’ve read so far, the judges really took a lot of time and gave a lot of feedback about strengths and weaknesses of each business plan, so it’s going to be really interesting to see how it comes out.”
The awards ceremony is May 25 at the Vinton War Memorial.
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Asher’s Coffee Beans – Jacob Galbraith
Backspace Coffee – Josh Blancas
Bite Me Confections – Sebrina Ruth-Cooper
Blue Ridge Mushroom Company – Steve Redden
BOCS – Richard Taylor
Books and Crannies – DeShanta Hairston
Buffalo Mountain Adventures – Brittany Bonner
Building System Integrations – Morgan Myer
Caffe’ Museo – Judith Sivonda
Care Connect of Virginia – Dr Andrea Leonard
Children First Pediatrics of Virginia PC – Dr. Mary Beth Noonan
Compass For Life – Kristi Dressler
Customiz3design, LLC – Duncan Monroe
CyberCade – Mason Owen
Dark Moon Cards and Games – Joel and Marthe Honts
Dependable Home Healthcare – Tanya Jones-Harrison
Earth Magic Recycling – Kathy Wirtanen
Electric Iris 3D – Natalie Ashton
Fables and Feathers Winery – Genny Luedtke
GK’s Dream – Michael and Graham Fitzgerald
Home on the Road Pet Transport – Susan Brown
Iris Marketing Services – Jessica Creasy
Kenkashi Microbes – Cassie Wilson
Kind Baking Company – Bryn McDaniel
Love.dee Creations – DeShawn Wooding
Made in Martinsville – Forrest Forschmiedt
Max Meadow Lavender Farm, LLC – Carl and Laureen Steinhart
OT Berries and Blooms – Jamie Walker
Oya Construction – Nadean Carson
Perfectly Polished Mobile Nail Service, LLC – Lauren Katie Riddle
Renewal Brewing – Herb Atwell & Peggy Donovan
Rudy’s Girl Media – Natalie Hodge
Ryler & Co. Designs – Taylor Dowe
Scenic Ridge Farms – Emily Beavers
Smoked Greens -Tiphaney Helms
Space Rabbit Coffee Co. – Lindsey Ratcliffe
Sweet Bakeology -Melanie Howard
Sycamore School Sycamore Station – Maggi Pace
The BeeVe – Madeleine Wells
The Lovely Exchange – Meaghan Tate
Treehouse Tavern – Lee Markham & Scott Markham
Uptown Boutique & Men’s Room Uptown – Christi Hodges & Jason Grodensky
Wood Worx Wellness – Shane and Paula Wood
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