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StartUP! Finalists Pitch
April 15, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
FreeCome see the nine finalists pitch their business plans for a chance to win $10,000 for their businesses!
The pitches will be held throughout the day (we’ll post a schedule once the nine finalists have been selected). Family member, friends, and the public are invited to attend to learn more about these great businesses!
We have put in place the following rules for everyone coming to watch the event:
- Attendees must be quiet and respectful. No applause, cheering, or noise during the presentations. Anyone viewed as disruptive will be asked to leave immediately.
- Entrance will be limited to in between presentations and solely at the discretion of QEDC.
- While your whole presentation will not be filmed or distributed, we reserve the right to take photos or short videos for us to use in marketing.
- Nobody under twenty-one will be admitted.
Winners will be announced at a private event only open to the finalists immediately after.
Pitch Schedule
| Community | |
| Art Strong | 11:00 to 11:30 |
| House of Playful Soul | 11:30 to 12:00 |
| Simply Chic Events | 12:00 to 12:30 |
| Innovation | |
| Payhouse LLC | 1:45 to 2:15 |
| Surfboard Tribe NYC | 2:15 to 2:45 |
| Yuzu | 2:45 to 3:15 |
| Food | |
| Bliss Street Creamery | 3:45 to 4:15 |
| Bosuo Food Group | 4:15 to 4:45 |
| Iamhungry237.com | 4:45 to 5:15 |
Classes are sponsored by the Small Business Association.
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The Queens Economic Development Corporation and Queens Tourism Council will host Queens Taste 2024 at the New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday, May 21, from 6 pm to 9 pm.
We expect to attract more than 500 attendees with 50 restaurants and beverage purveyors, who will offer samples of their products. Thus, attendees will be able to bounce from table to table, tasting treats from tangy to fiery, crunchy to velvety, and sweet to briny.
Queens Taste is also a celebration of the borough -- and a great way to network. Almost all the anticipated 500 attendees either live in Queens or do business there. Many are executives and captains of industry. The atmosphere is always festive, almost giddy, creating an ideal scene for meeting and greeting.