Des Moines startup owner makes national final in SBA contest
BPC Staff Jan 25, 2016 | 4:58 pm
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113 wordsAll Latest News, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Lift IOWA, Retail and BusinessDes Moines resident Elizabeth Caven, a client of Square One DSM, is one of 10 national finalists in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge. Caven runs UpCraft Club, which offers a curated online set of sewing patterns. The company also offers brick-and-mortar stores a slice of the proceeds of sales generated by UpCraft cards in the stores. The store then has a chance to sell materials for the clothing. The finalists will make pitches in March during Women’s History Month observances in Washington, D.C. Microsoft Corp. is providing a prize pool of $70,000 that will spread among the top three finishers. Read about Caven’srecent presentation at Start-Up Stories.
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