River Pitch winners

Winners of the first River Pitch competition in 2025 were Tyra Anea Ross, Radiance Ransom, Uleter Nix and Stephanie Jackson

The University of Alabama’s Selma Resilience Initiative is bringing back the business River Pitch competition on March 12 at Selma Amphitheater.

Selma businesses are invited to register to compete for funds in the second River Pitch competition at https://culverhouse.ua.edu/selma/

The competition last year presented four Selma women $1,000 each with funds to go toward starting or growing their businesses as part of the competition from the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse School of Business.

The first River Pitch competition gives business hopefuls the opportunity to outline plans to build or grow a business in Selma in front of judges who choose the winners.

Cindy Fisher is Publisher of the Black Belt News Network and Selma Sun. You can reach her by emailing cfisher@blackbeltnewsnetwork.com.

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