UpdatedFri, Apr 16, 2021 at 1:34 pm ET
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First place winners Anthony Prato and Rachel Hodgins, from Xenoil, LLC, receive their Spark Bowl award. The pair run a U.S.-based manufacturing company that reduces plastic waste by creating products with recycled plastics. (Delaware Valley University)
DOYLESTOWN, PA Three small businesses in Bucks County were named winners in the 2021 Spark Bowl, a Shark Tank style competition put on by Delaware Valley University and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, the college announced.
Five businesses pitched their ideas in Delaware Valley University s Life Sciences Building on Thursday. Undergraduate business students from DelVal worked with the finalists as business consultants, helping them prepare to make their pitches to the judges. The top business received $12,000 and the top student consultant team received $3,000. Prizes were also awarded for the second- and third-place teams in both categories.