Nicki Minaj, Dean Cain to join White Houses Shark Tank-style competition for entrepreneurs
Rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Dean Cain will join a “Shark Tank”-style White House event later this month as five American entrepreneurs compete for a share of a $1 million prize pool. The finalists will compete in a live pitch competition in Washington, DC, on Sept.18 before a celebrity panel and live audience, according to the Small Business Administration.The show will be aired on television and stream online.
More details on how to watch will be announced soon, a spokesperson for the SBA told The Post.Minaj will be joined by private-equity titan Grant Cardone and Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb who now serves as Trump’s chief design officer, to judge the finalists.Cain – best known for his role as Superman in the 1990s television series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” – is set to host the event.“Great American entrepreneurs themselves, Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia and Dean Cain will only add to the excitement of this historic celebration of free enterprise in the finale of our Million Dollar Pitch Competition,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said in a statement.“From building globally recognized personal and business brands and multibillion-dollar portfolios to launching innovative wellness solutions and digital platforms, each brings a unique, real‑world perspective on business growth and impact.”The Trump administration launched the competition earlier this year as part of its celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary, receiving submissions from across the country.Clover, a payment processor, is funding the $1 million cash prize pool.All of the finalists will go home with a reward.The first-place winner will receive $400,000, while the second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-place finalists will get $250,000, $150,000, $125,000 and $75,000, respectively.The five national finalists include Compotech, Inc., in Brewer, Maine; Winton Machine in Suwanee, Ga.; Plas-Tech Tooling in Garner, Iowa; Red Riv...