Imran Karim entered the Inc. Magazine competition for National “Newpreneur of the year”, and has made it to the finals. The idea is to select an Enterpreneur that is making it in these bad economic times.
Two local entrepreneurs who started their companies during this recession — Imran Karim and Drew Jones — are finalists in the national “Newpreneur of the Year” contest.
Karim started Trophy Skin in Dallas in January to provide home-based acne treatment.
Jones’ Cedar hill start-up DJones Tailored Collection provides custom-tailored menswear to students and young professionals.
Three judges at Hotel Zaza in Dallas on Thursday night chose Karim and Jones based on several criteria, including a 90-second presentation and answers to questions. Inc. magazine and the Alibaba.com online marketplace are sponsoring the contest for “newpreneurs” — entrepreneurs who started companies in this recession.
Continue reading about what’s next for Karim and Jones.
http://economywatchblog.dallasnews.com/
http://www.inc.com/newpreneur/essay_ikarim.html
http://www.inc.com/newpreneur/
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