Melton Business Accelerator Program Culminates in Pitch Competition

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Posted on April 30, 2025 by Amanda Akey

Amanda Akey

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The Melton Business Accelerator program, a community initiative of the Melton Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, recently concluded with a business pitch competition. Participants pitched their business plans to judges who are entrepreneurial leaders in the community. The following participants were awarded prizes to support the continued growth of their businesses:

1st Place | Arianna Matthews
Business: House of Jireh

2nd Place | LaAndrea Brown
Business: JBG Design Studio

3rd Place | Allena Williams
Business: Kamsman Services

The nine-week Melton Business Accelerator program guides and equips small business owners with top-notch, intensive and customized entrepreneurial acceleration that will result in scaling businesses in a faster, smarter and assertive way. Upon completing the program, all participants receive a small stipend to further their business. 

The Melton Center's goal for the program is to increase the impact in our community by preparing participants for downstream programs in the ecosystem. The program is supported through local and national partners including the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, America's SBDC, Merchants & Marine Bank and the Capital Readiness Program.

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