| Judge's Name | Competitor Business Name | Score for CONTENT | Score for PREPAREDNESS | Score for PITCH SKILLS | Score for COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND POTENTIAL for GROWTH (SWOT analysis) | Score for OVERALL CONCEPT | Score for COMMUNITY & TARGET MARKET | Total Score | NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatou Sogoyou | D ATKINS ENTERPRISES LLC DBA GIMME THE SCOOP | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | Good presentation, improve the slides, work on the delivery Don't look at the deck during presentation... focus on the judgeS Talk more about the growth, how to scale, customer retention How the different seasons impact revenue etc |
| Kiley Phelps | Sensiil Studios | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | Revenue slide was tricky to see - maybe put the information in a table to highlight growth potential The break even point and explanation of the financials was great! |
| Jim Reiff | HOPE HEALS LLC | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | While not necessarily, a handout helps. Check the financials against market realities and ability to onboard quality staff. |
| Fatou Sogoyou | HOPE HEALS LLC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | Good confidence, great job with the deck, nice projections but will need to elaborate on the financial How do you scale? How do we ensure we keep customers or get more customers? How do you stay profitable? What are some blockers you anticipated? |
| Kiley Phelps | D ATKINS ENTERPRISES LLC DBA GIMME THE SCOOP | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | Great job to the siblings for stepping up and doing a great job with the pitch. Make sure the pictures are clear and not blurry to really highlight your product well What are the seasonal trends? Does revenue drop in the winter, if yes, what does that look like? |
| Breonna Kellogg | NorthStar biPOC Wellness Ctr, LLC | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Great introduction. Handout had great paper quality. The HUD has a monthly meeting that is great to be apart of to listen to other resources you can use and add your business as a referral source. I believe OPPD is now leading the meeting. Please make sure to add all 3 year financial projections; add like sales, sales per price, Cost of good, revenue and etc. |
| Raisa Turner | HOPE HEALS LLC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | For the financial projections, dedicate time to fully understanding what the business expenses and costs are (payroll, training, taxes, insurance, etc.) and how the business revenue will cover and exceed the expenses. Include this information in your deck slides, create a new slide to show your plan on meeting the business projections for year 1, 2, & 3. |
| Jim Reiff | Nebraska Innovation Labs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Need to clearly demonstrate the relationship between the LLC and the nonprofit arm. Is the LLC able to operate without the foundation? What is the dependencies? |
| Breonna Kellogg | Nebraska Innovation Labs | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | Great introduction. Try to make sure all your information fits on the slide. |
| Kiley Phelps | Patron Senior Living LLC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Talk about how your referrals will generate revenue. I think the growth might be a bit ambitious, especially since a lot of it depends on adding employees, which can be difficult to find. |
| Breonna Kellogg | Still Poppin Gourmet Popcorn | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | Great introduction. Grow Nebraska can help with making labels and nutrition labels. |
| Breonna Kellogg | HOPE HEALS LLC | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | Great introduction. Bring handouts like your brochures. Make sure to shorten your pitch to be 5 minutes. Also talk about how your paid from your payor sources for example you get paid a certain amount hourly or etc. Contact NBDC for financial projections. |
| Jim Reiff | AFROMAHA LLC | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | Work on discussing the balance of sponsorship, vendor, tickets. Know the exact numbers both on income and expenses. |
| Fatou Sogoyou | Gamble Tech Firm | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | Good presentation, love the intro Would like to hear more about financials, projections... Customer retention rate is important - think about that Talk more about App development, maintenance, feature requests improvements |
| Fatou Sogoyou | Patron Senior Living LLC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | Great composure, sound knowledgeable and passionate. Look into projections some more, break even point etc... master your financial in and out, add more details for possibility of growth... slow down during presentation |
| Fatou Sogoyou | Still Poppin Gourmet Popcorn | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | Good presentation, love the subscription approach, elaborate more on the different stream of income Would like to hear more about growth, pop ups, conference, family event is great but how do you scale? Work on marketing, adding nutrients fact on packaging, brand awareness Observations: Too many words, spell check the pitch deck, add more pictures maybe |
| Kiley Phelps | NorthStar biPOC Wellness Ctr, LLC | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 24 | It would have been helpful to show the total revenue - it was spoken but I kept looking for it on the powerpoint. I liked the packet with extra information, makes you stand out What are your expenses? |
| Jim Reiff | Sensiil Studios | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | Good understanding of numbers and how to get there. What is scale potential |
| Nina Austin | HOPE HEALS LLC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | Understand market reality, legal fees and compliance with the states as far as training for staff. What's are your policies and make sure your financial are tight. Get with NBDC. |
| Kiley Phelps | Abundant Faith N Joy | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | This was a great presentation! I loved having the daughters be involved. It was a great breakdown of the financials. What does revenue look like if you were to expand outside of your home? I know capacity might be challenging/but is that something you want to do? I think one of your biggest competitive advantages is the lower costs, highlight this. When you are doing a low cost provider strategy, you need to sell in volumes to earn a profit. |
| Candice Price | AFROMAHA LLC | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | Vast improvement from initial virtual pitch |
| Jim Reiff | Still Poppin Gourmet Popcorn | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | Think about improving labeling and nutrition information. GrowNebraska can be a possible resource. Think about what sales levels are needed to increase your profitability and income. |
| Candice Price | Nebraska Innovation Labs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | Add a bit more clarity to the cost per customer acquisition, as well as the separation of the non-profit and for profit. |
| Candice Price | Sensiil Studios | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | Good job. Consider a bit more enthusiasm as you present, just a bit more energy to your pitch. Sometimes your excitement will help excite the people you are presenting to. Remember you may be the last one to pitch after a judge has sat through several others. |
| Jim Reiff | D ATKINS ENTERPRISES LLC DBA GIMME THE SCOOP | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | Double check financial projections for marginal costs as scoops increase. How can this increase Long term owner salary over time. |
| Judge's Name | Competitor Business Name | Score for CONTENT | Score for PREPAREDNESS | Score for PITCH SKILLS | Score for COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND POTENTIAL for GROWTH (SWOT analysis) | Score for OVERALL CONCEPT | Score for COMMUNITY & TARGET MARKET | Total Score | NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS |
