- Four small businesses earned $125,000 in business grants by winning the 12th Annual <a href="https://millercoorsmues.com/age_verification.php" target="_blank"><strong>MillerCoors Urban Enterprise Series (MUES)</strong></a> Business Plan Competition. The businesses were honored at a winners reception at MillerCoors headquarters in Chicago on March 9, featuring a keynote address from FUBU Founder and ABC-TV business reality show <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank" target="_blank"><em><strong>Shark Tank</strong></em></a> star <a href="http://daymondjohn.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Daymond John</strong></a>.
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- The top winner of the MUES business plan competition, earning a grant of $50,000, is Ola Ayeni. His business, Bolingbrook, Illinois-based <a href="http://diningdialog.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Dining Dialog</strong></a>, helps food and beverage companies increase revenues through a mix of customer acquisition and retention marketing programs.
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- Roberto Torres and Luis Montanez, co-owners of <a href="http://www.blackanddenim.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Black and Denim</strong></a>, an apparel company based in Tampa, Florida, earned a $25,000 grant.
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- Benjamin Lamson and Sulaiman Sanni, co-owners of <a href="http://wediditfundraising.com/" target="_blank"><strong>WeDidIt</strong></a>, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based web-based, online crowd-funding platform for non-profit organizations, earned a $25,000 grant in the MillerCoors Urban Enterprise Series Business Plan Competition last year. (Image by Clifton Henri/Courtesy of MillerCoors)
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- Jamein Sills, winner of a $25,000 grant, is an owner of <a href="http://www.neimaj.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Neimaj</strong></a>, a Memphis-based safety and eco-friendly footwear business.
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- MillerCoors Multicultural Relations Director <strong>Larry Waters</strong> underscores the MUES mission: “To help empower and encourage emerging business owners as they pursue their dreams of entrepreneurship.”
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- Top MUES grant winner Ayeni is congratulated by MillerCoors Multicultural Relations Manager <strong>Joanne Tabellija-Murphy </strong>and MillerCoors CEO <strong>Tom Long.</strong>
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- Fubu Founder and Shark Tank star <strong>Daymond John</strong> shares his entrepreneurial experiences at the MUES Winners Reception.<br><br> Small business is <span style="color: #1f497d;">BIG BUSINESS </span>at the 2012 <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/ec/" target="_blank"><strong>Black Enterprise<span style="color: #006cbc;"> Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by Nationwide</span></strong></a>,<span style="color: #006cbc;"><strong> </strong></span><strong>May 23-26, at the Hilton Chicago Hotel in Chicago, IL</strong>. Expect innovative sessions, high-powered speakers, and an early peek at the products, trends, and services you’ll need to stay ahead of the curve. <strong><em>Beat the March 16 Early Bird deadline to get a $200 registration discount at </em><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/ec/">www.blackenterprise.com/ec/</a><em>!</em></strong> And be sure to <strong>nominate your company or another business for our <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/entrepreneurs-conference/ec-small-business-awards/" target="_blank">Small Business Awards</a></strong>! <strong>Want to pitch your business idea and win $10,000?</strong> Don’t miss the chance to <strong>enter our <a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/events/entrepreneurs-conference/ec-elevator-pitch/" target="_blank">Elevator Pitch Competition</a> </strong>before March 30<strong> to qualify for the<span style="color: #006cbc;"> </span>$10,000 grand prize</strong>. To register and find out more, visit <strong><a href="http://www.blackenterprise.com/ec/" target="_blank">www.blackenterprise.com/ec/</a></strong>
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