Congratulations to Raquel Brown from Healthcare in Motion!
Raquel Brown from Healthcare in Motion won the first round of the Stepping Up in the Glass City Small Business Pitch Competition!
The competition was a hosted by Assets Toledo for their program graduates, funded by Jumpstart, and getting additional support from the Small Business Development Center at the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The Glass City Small Business Pitch Competition is a chance for startup businesses to display the efforts they are making in order to establish their business in the Toledo market. The competition was aimed at bringing increased visibility and growth to the Uptown and Junction neighborhoods.
Competitors were given 4 minutes to present their businesses, what drives them, and why they wanted to start their business. Event attendees were also given the opportunity to patronize and meet the business owners during the competition period.
For her efforts, Raquel took home $200. She plans to use the money to increase awareness of her services including patient understanding of medicine and prescriptions as well as getting clients to their medical appointments. Second and third place competitors each received $50. The top three will now move on to compete in the final round which takes place on October 26th, 2022 in Toledo, Ohio.
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