Shaw Local

News   •   Sports   •   Obituaries   •   eNewspaper   •   The Scene
The Herald-News

Joliet entrepreneurs can enter the ‘Big Pitch’ competition

One of two lion sculptures that sit at the front stairwell to the Renaissance Center in downtown Joliet is seen on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

One of two lion sculptures that sit at the front stairwell to the Renaissance Center in downtown Joliet is seen on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (Bob Okon)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

Registration is now open for the African American Business Association’s first Big Pitch Competition on Nov. 1.

The competition will be held at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St. in Joliet.

The competition will allow entrepreneurs “to showcase their businesses, products, and services that are measurable, have the potential for commercialization and scalability, and fill a need that solves real problems in the marketplace,” according to the African American Business Association’s website.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the competition’s three highest-rated finalists in the competition, according to the website. First place is $5,000.

Registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. Oct. 24.

To register and for more information, visit aabaconnect.org.

We welcome news about business developments in our communities. We appreciate hearing about local business comings and goings, new hours, expansions, and milestones in the Joliet area. If you have a tip to share for Eyes on Enterprise, email news@theherald-news.com.

Eyes on EnterpriseJolietWill CountyBusiness
Denise Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.