A Doral small business came in third place in the Small Business Challenge, a nationwide contest that attracted more than 1,000 entries. The local winner: Little Heroes Learning Center, with 14 employees, is dedicated to providing a high-caliber preschool program in a "homelike" environment to children, parents and staff, says its director, Daisy Acosta. The company will use the prize money -- $10,000 -- to hire a curriculum assistant, Acosta said. The SMBChallenge was sponsored by Miami-based EarlyShares.
And the $100 Startup Competition, sponsored by Books & Books, the Coral Gables Chamber, FIU and LAB Miami, took place Saturday at Books & Books. Contestants were judged on their ideas for a business that could be launched for $100. And the winners were:
1st Place, $300 and Coral Gables Chamber Business Membership: Ilya Fonarov, Hospital Patient Advocate Referral Service
2nd Place, $150: Edwin Rosario, P.E. After Hours - Structured PhysEd After School
3rd Place, $100: Tom Ordonez, Miami Code School for Kids
Honorable Mention: Susan Krupnick-Gregorie, e-Portfolios for Performing Arts Students
Congratulations to all
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