OBO announces winner of InnovateHER Business Challenge

On Thursday, November 12, 2015 the Office of Business Opportunities in partnership with Columbia College, the USC-Columbia Technology Incubator and the SC Women’s Business Center announced the winner of the local InnovateHER Business Challenge.

InnovateHER is a national women’s business challenge sponsored by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The business challenge provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase innovative products and services that help impact and empower the lives of women and families. Products or services must have a measureable impact on the lives of women and families, have the potential for commercialization and fill a need in the marketplace. The first, second and third place winners are as follows:

1^st Place: Anthony Ned, Rooster Booster

2^nd Place: Lesenta Lewis-Ellis, Need-A-Lift Transportation Services, LLC

3^rd Place: Sherry Norris, Alala, LLC

Eight finalists were chosen to present their innovative products or services but only the winner of the challenge will compete against other winners nationally, for the opportunity to pitch their business idea in Washington, DC at the national InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Summit on March 17, 2015 for the chance to win up to $40,000.