Project OpportunitySM - 2022 Business Pitch Competition ⋆ Project Opportunity

SALISBURY, Md., December 8, 2022 – On November 16, 2022 Project Opportunity^SM conducted its Third Annual Business Pitch Competition for graduates of our program. We are pleased to announce the winners of the competition:

Early Start-Up Category:

Lindsay Kinslow – CEO Optimal Business Solutions – $5000.00 Award
Mollie Nelson – CEO Wilde Lake Botanicals LLC – $2500.00 Award
Krystal Waters-Howard – CEO Sky Krystal Krafts $500.00 Award

Established Business Category:

Samuel Acquah – CEO A.B. Consulting, LLC – $15,000.00 Award
Adrienne Somerville – CEO Somerville Consulting Group – $6,000.00 Award
Victoria Buggs – CEO Center for Health Education and Safety Specialists LLC – $2000.00 Award
Danielle Johnson – CEO The Platinum Gallery, LLC – $500.00 Award

We would like to acknowledge and thank the Business Pitch Competition Judges:

Carlene Cassidy – CEO Philip and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation.
Ryan Del Gallo – Business Consultant, Maryland Small Business Development Center, Northern Region.
Tim Wilson – Vice President, Finance Think Consulting
Tiffany Davis – Owner, Washington Accounting Services, Inc., and Project Opportunity^SM Facilitator for Southern Maryland and Prince George’s County.
Joel C. Bakal, Chief Financial office, H&M Wagner and Sons Foodservice

Project Opportunity^SM has formed an Educational Partnership with Pitch Creator to provide the Pitch Creator Foundation Course to program graduates to assist them in preparing for the Project Opportunity^SM Annual Business Pitch Competition. Business pitch participants were provided the Pitch Creator Foundation Course at no charge along with eight (8) hours of individual coaching/mentoring by our facilitators. Special thanks to our Business Pitch Coaches:

Brenda Dilts, Owner Next Step LLC and Senior Project Opportunity^SM Facilitator for Anne Arundel and Howard Counties.
Patricia Newby, President Strategic Business Partnership and Project Opportunity^SM Precentor for classes in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, and Howard Counties.
Warline Bryant, Chief Executive Officer, BHL Group, LLC. and Project Opportunity^SM Facilitator for Harford County
Elizabeth Doubleday, President Doubleday Concepts, LLC and Project Opportunity^SM Presenter for Classes in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel and Howard Counties

Funding for the Business Pitch Competition was provided by the Philip E and Carol R Ratcliffe Foundation. The Ratcliffe Foundation is based in Annapolis Maryland and operates as a charitable organization designed to encourage and reward entrepreneurship, create jobs and expand economic opportunities.

To learn more, visit the Ratcliffe Foundation at https://www.ratcliffefoundation.com/