The Michigan Small Business Development Center – West Michigan Region selected five finalists to pitch for over $26,000 in prizes at a new event next week.

The Michigan SBDC – West Michigan Region will host a new pitch competition called Pitch Black Muskegon for Black-owned businesses in Muskegon County on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the Muskegon Museum of Art, at 296 W. Webster Ave. in downtown Muskegon.

The organization said Wednesday, Oct. 27, it selected the five finalists from a pool of qualified applicants to pitch for over $26,000 in prize packages at the in-person event.