Deadline approaching for Black-owned business competition [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — You still have until the end of the day, Friday, July 14 to submit your application for Pitch Black, a competition for Black business owners. The idea is to help them improve and sustain their companies with a little extra guidance.

How would you like a rich, pecan cake with a homemade pecan butter and cheesecake pudding in the middle, as well as toasted pecans and caramel sauce?

Amanda Price, owner of Amanda’s Frosted Dreams, likes to ask her customers, “What are your taste buds craving?”

That’s because at her company, she says, “If you can dream it, I can bake it.”

She’s one of the winners from the very first Pitch Black event, which focused on Black-owned businesses in Muskegon …