Maplewood Resident Among Top 30 Entrepreneurs

Maplewood resident Chrishan Wright recently became a semifinalist in the Rising Tide Capital Start Something Challenge. She entered hoping to fund her business idea, WE Biz, which would create an online community and support network for women entrepreneurs.  

Wright’s idea for WE Biz began after she enrolled in the Mini-MBA in Digital Marketing at the Rutgers University Center for Management Development.

She later met with Jessica Federman, a woman who enrolled in the same Rutgers University program and was working on starting a company called  Mindshuffle Marketing. Following that conversation Wright recorded a YouTube video about WE Biz and decided to enter the competition.

According to the Start Something Challenge information page, the competition is “a statewide pitch competition and business strengthening opportunity for New Jersey entrepreneurs.” The grand prize for the winning entrepreneur is a $10,000 business grant.  

If launched, WE Biz will be a weekly podcast and online community for women entrepreneurs.

In order to advance in the competition, Wright needs votes showing support for her idea. Voters have from now until noon on Sunday, July 27 to vote for participants to advance to the final round, a “Shark Tank-style” pitch competition.  

To learn more about WE Biz, follow their twitter account @WEBizcast or visit their facebook page.

Click here to vote in the competition.