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A Fashionista, a Health Food Maker, And A Tech Whiz Win QEDC’s 2018 StartUP! Business Plan Contest
Caption: The three winners gathered during a special awards ceremony at Resorts World Casino New York City in South Jamaica on April 26. Seen in the photo are (from left) Victor Hunt, Michelle Stoddart from Resorts World, Rebecca Deutsch, Bill Singh from Resorts World, Beth Goldberg from the Small Business Administration, Movitzsa Simmons and her two-year-old son Rock, Donyshia Boston-Hill from Keeper of the Brand, and QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein. Photo credit: Scott T.
Entrepreneurs get $10,000 each
from Resorts World Casino NYC
from Resorts World Casino NYC
(April 30, 2018) — A clothing designer, a health food maker, and a tech specialist won this year’s StartUP! Business Plan Competition, an eight-month challenge-and-instruction course administered by the Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Library. And thanks to funding from Resorts World Casino New York City, each entrepreneur received $10,000 to jump start his/her new company.
Rebecca Deutsch of Impact Fashion took top honors in the “Community” category. Her personally designed dresses adhere to Orthodox Judaism’s modesty requirements, and she donates 10 percent of profits to charities that serve her religious community. The Kew Garden Hills resident is a graduate of Queens College/Macaulay Honors Program.
The “Food” category award went to Movitzsa Simmons of Smooth Pops, which manufactures all-natural ice popsicles blended with fruit pulp. This Long Island City mother opened the business because she didn’t want to feed her toddler artificial, chemical-laden treats. She hopes to add other healthy foods to her product line soon.
Jamaica resident Victor Hunt, who is currently studying at Yale University in Connecticut, won the “Innovation” category with partners Aaron and Ethan Resnick. They founded Paragon Real Estate Technologies, which improves efficiencies at residential and commercial properties by allowing building managers to get bids from qualified contractors and allowing these managers to post needed repairs online.
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During this 12th annual StartUP! program, more than 350 participants received technical assistance and training on such topics as operations, marketing, and financial statements, while also enjoying access to entrepreneurial resources at Queens Library. In total, 42 teams submitted business plans to selected QEDC judges, who determined the victors in the pre-determined “Community,” “Food,” and “Innovation” categories.
About The Queens StartUP! competition
Queens StartUP! competition is a signature program of the QEDC that provides Queens-based small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with business education, mentoring, access to capital and skill development. We aim to help and encourage startup phase businesses to grow in a way that will create jobs, strengthen and diversify neighborhoods in the borough of Queens. To participate in next years program please visit their site
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