Coming up on Wednesday will be the second annual HYPE competition, put on by the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber.

Chamber Event Director Jasmine Hansen tells us HYPE, or Highlighting Young Professional Excellence, will be a chance for budding entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses and plans for expansion to a panel of judges. So, is it like Shark Tank?

“ hat’s exactly what it is like,” Hansen said. “ So they are pitching their businesses and their stories to encourage the judges to award them up to $15 ,000. And they’re all phenomenal businesses, phenomenal entrepreneurs. And we’re so excited that they are in the area. They’re expanding their business because expansion means

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