Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation honors three local women leaders and holds 60-Second women-owned business pitch competition to celebrate Women's History Month
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LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation celebrated Women's History Month by honoring three local leaders and holding a women-owned business competition for startups and small businesses.
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- LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation celebrated Women's History Month by honoring three local leaders and holding a women-owned business competition for startups and small businesses.
- Chosen from a field of 50 applicants, six finalists pitched their businesses to a panel of judges and an audience of lenders and other small businesses.
- Among the startups, Lura Ball, representing Lura's Kitchen, with a line of 3 ingredient gourmet cookie mixes, won first prize.
- Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation (VSEDC) is a community-based nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) recognized for decades of technical and entrepreneurial assistance to South LA small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs.