Application Deadline for YBI Shark Tank Nears
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The deadline for entrepreneurs to apply to pitch their business ideas to investors and industry leaders at the Youngstown Business Incubator’s 2024 Shark Tank fundraising event is Aug. 5.
Barb Ewing, CEO of the incubator, introduced this year’s five celebrity sharks who will judge the pitches during the recent launch event at the B&O Station. They are Stacy Howlett, CEO of Howlett Logistics; Ashley Vidale, co-owner of Sapphire Aesthetics and Wellness; Sam Boak, president of Boak & Sons Inc.; Rob Cochran, chairman and CEO of #1 Cochran; and former Youngstown State University football coach Bo Pelini.
“We’ve seen quite a few local [applicants] – Youngstown, Canfield, Niles, but we’ve also had some from out of the area and some of them from out of the state,” says Luke Politsky, director of development for the YBI.
Entrepreneurs and innovators can apply now on YBI’s website.
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