The fifth annual summit brought business owners together for workshops, networking and a pitch competition offering $5,000 grants to each recipient.
Twenty entrepreneurs received a $5,000 grant each at the fifth annual Teach to Fish North Miami Business Summit, bringing the total funding awarded through the event’s pitch competition to $100,000.
The three-day conference concluded Oct. 6, connecting entrepreneurs with business education, industry professionals and resources designed to help them grow and sustain their companies.
Founded by North Miami Vice Mayor Kassandra Timothe, Teach to Fish was created to help business owners access the knowledge, relationships and financial resources needed to build successful businesses. This year’s grant awards marked a milestone for the initiative, which celebrated its fifth year of programming.
The funding was distributed through the summit’s second annual pitch competition. Recipients can use the $5,000 grants to support business expenses such as equipment, marketing, operations and other investments tied to their companies’ growth.
Presented in collaboration with the City of North Miami and the North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, the summit featured workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities focused on the challenges entrepreneurs face at different stages of business ownership.
Topics included marketing, branding, artificial intelligence, government contracting, access to capital and strategies for scaling a business. The sessions were designed to give attendees practical guidance on everything from attracting customers to improving operations and preparing for larger business opportunities.
The summit also featured conversations with established business leaders, including Grammy Award-winning entertainer and entrepreneur Kandi Burruss, who joined Timothe for a discussion on business ownership, financial accountability and navigating setbacks.
During the conversation, Burruss shared lessons from her experiences in entertainment and entrepreneurship, emphasizing the importance of investing in professional support, protecting business finances and adapting when a business strategy is not working.
The summit’s combination of education and funding reflects its broader goal of helping entrepreneurs move beyond developing business ideas and toward putting those ideas into practice.
With 20 entrepreneurs receiving direct financial support this year, the pitch competition provided participants with capital they can put toward their next stage of business development while reinforcing the summit’s focus on long-term growth and opportunity.
This is a Hy-Lo News Staff Report.
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