BizWorld.org Picks Winner of the Girlpreneur Competition

BizWorld.org announced the winners of the Girlpreneur competition at WorldWideWomen's Girls Festival on Saturday at The Palace of Fine Arts.

The audience was able to participate and selected The People's Choice winners Sage, Natalie, and Diana of High School Connect located in Oakland, CA, who won $500 after delivering a compelling business pitch.

All participants won BizWorld programs for their schools in order to inspire more young people with entrepreneurial programs. In addition, on behalf of StubHub, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy gifted each participant with tickets to a live experience of their choosing to reward them all for amazing pitches on stage.

The Girlpreneur Competition is a contest designed to engage the spirit of entrepreneurship among young girls. "We aim to inspire all girls to act upon their ideas and dreams," said Thais Rezende, CEO of BizWorld.org. "By equipping them with entrepreneurship education, we can help them to lead and succeed. They give all of us the confidence to dream big; we're proud of them."

The 5 finalists' companies were Delarai of Chef Koochooloo; Bella of TLeggings.com; McKenna of Her Rah! 1st Bra; Natalie, Diana, and Sage of High School Connect; Mahek of Earth Beauty.

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