Meet the Finalists
Spring 2016
Arnold ("Mr. TJ") Tutson Jr.
Rescue Cuts
Rescue Cuts is a mobile barber shop providing full grooming services with exclusive convenience at an affordable rate.
Ashley Clay
Bella Noir Event Rentals
Bella Noir Event Rentals is decor rental service providing clients with centerpiece designs and decor for special events.
Carla C. Soll
Anointed Cake Creations, LLC
Anointed Cake Creations provides custom decorated cakes with traditional as well as gluten-free and/or sugar-free ingredients.
Janelle Mack
2Geez Catering
2Geez Catering is dedicated to homemade meals for children in daycare facilities using local ingredients without beef or pork.
Karen Buckley
MicroPopShop LLC
Micropopshop is a web/mobile app that connects makers and growers with underutilized property to create customized pop-up retail spaces.
LaTausha DeBoise
ReddyWear Apparel LLC
REDDYWEAR Apparel specializes in fashionable, quality, and comfortable clothing for school age to adult consumers with restricted mobility.
Laura Shields
Cham LLC / ARABICANO
Arabicano bakes, packages, and delivers small containers of Middle Eastern baklava made from local ingredients according to our family recipe.
Pamela Nolan
Script-Loons
Script-Loons provides customized balloons with inspiring words, quotes, and scriptures for a perfect match for the recipient and event.
Sonia Deal
DEAL-C2
Diabetes Education Augmenting Lifestyles, Center and Clinic (DEAL-C2) provides innovative diabetes-focused mobile care and education in St Louis metropolitan communities.
Thurman Rhodes
DADDYS
Dads and Dudes Daily Youth Services (DADDYS) provides opportunities for men to volunteer as educators and coaches at local schools.
