{"id":58074,"date":"2025-05-20T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/?p=58074"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:44:47","slug":"stark-county-business-owner-nina-parr-wins-10k-at-the-impact-program-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/news\/small-biz-news\/stark-county-business-owner-nina-parr-wins-10k-at-the-impact-program-pitch-competition","title":{"rendered":"Stark County Business Owner Nina Parr Wins $10K at The Impact Program Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>On May 13, Nina Parr, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parrtakencare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ParrTakeNCare<\/a> \u2013 a local small business which specializes in weight loss &amp; body waxing \u2013 took home the top prize of $10K at the 3rd Stark County Impact Program Showcase.<\/p>\n<p>Nina was one of 5 local entrepreneurs who completed the 12-week business education program and pitched their ventures live on stage to an audience and panel of expert judges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Impact Program isn\u2019t just about pitch night \u2013 it\u2019s about building stronger businesses and a stronger community,\u201d says Dan Brown, JumpStart\u2019s Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Stark County. \u201cThe growth we see in program participants over 12 weeks is incredible and the Showcase is just the beginning of what these entrepreneurs are capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Launched in 2016, JumpStart\u2019s flagship Small Business Impact Program is designed to accelerate the growth of the Stark County small businesses that drive local economic impact through job creation, purchasing power and neighborhood revitalization. The program runs three cohorts a year and combines tailored advising with in-depth business training to equip entrepreneurs for success.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:8px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"stark-3-winners\" src=\"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-58079\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201600%20900%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271600%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jumpstartinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/stark-3-winners.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>While Nina earned first place, the other Impact Program graduates didn\u2019t walk away empty-handed \u2013 they each received $2,500 to grow their businesses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audrey Ernst of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingrefreshments.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Refreshments<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tyson White of <a href=\"https:\/\/topflightpasta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Flight Pasta<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Adam Hoover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainstreetmodern.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main Street Modern<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jenny Bolyard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acecarpetcleaningco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ace Carpet Cleaning Co.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-small-biz-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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