
About the 2023 ¡Preparados, Listos, Pitch! Event
Nearly 300 entrepreneurs have graduated from the Good Enterprises Initiative’s Community Business Academy. We have watched these mothers, fathers, sons, daughters and cousins plan for, start, and grow their own businesses. We have seen them overcome obstacles, take risks, and face all kinds of daunting challenges in order to support their families, build wealth, and improve their communities. Lowcountry Local First believes that entrepreneurship is a powerful engine for community change and is committed to seeing these new businesses receive the attention and investment they deserve.
The 2023 “¡Preparados, Listos, Pitch!” event was held for Spanish speaking students on October 7th and gave La Academia Empresarial de la Comunidad graduates the opportunity to share their stories, ideas, vision, and plan and our judges selected one talented and driven individual to receive a $10,000 prize to help take their business to the next level.

Emcee, Paola Paz

Lead Coach, Marco A. Ríos