After being selected out of 200 applicants, four companies went to battle for the chance to be named Entrepreneur of the Year and win big to grow their budding business ventures.
In a “Shark Tank” style set up, each contestant gave a short pitch to four judges and answered six minutes of questions in an attempt to convince them that their company will bring the greatest improvement to rural America. If that wasn’t pressure enough, the pitches were in front of a live audience on the trade show stage, as well as streamed online for viewers across the nation.
