Minto Pitch In! winner Angela Christensen (photo by Campbell Cork)Minto Pitch In! winner Angela Christensen (photo by Campbell Cork)
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Minto Pitch It! Winner Selected

A Palmerston businesswoman has won the annual Minto Pitch It! Business Plan competition.

Angela Christensen is the owner of Teenie Tiny Tots Children’s Shop.

The award goes to a business starting up or undergoing a major expansion. The winner receives $12,500 in cash and prizes.

The three other finalists in the contest were Adam Blahut owner of Stay Tuned Guitar Repair, Susan Gowtan of Glass on a Wire jewelry and the Minto Artists Gallery and cooperative.

The finalists get $1,650 in cash and prizes.

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