SAN ANGELO, TX -- The City of San Angelo has announced the winner of this year's San Angelo Business Plan Competition. As part of the competition, the local food delivery company was awarded a $40,000 cash prize.
The main objective of the competition is for local businesses to present a plan that will help expand their current business models.
According to the city, San Angelo To Go will be expanding to offer on-demand fulfillment delivery.
They plan to offer an online marketplace for full-service delivery, which will include local retail, convenience, pharmaceutical, and other small businesses that do not have a physical location or online presence.
"San Angelo To Go was judged to have constructed the best business plan among the 28 entrepreneurs who entered this year’s contest, which was open to local startups and existing businesses wishing to expand," said the city in a statement. "Plans were required to reflect the vision of a market opportunity and serve as a blueprint for developing the proposed business."
San Angelo To Go and is owned and operated by Carson Beavers, Preston Wimberly, and Cameron Jenkins.
The competition also yielded a second and third place winner. Second place was cinched by Australia Rock Company, LLC.
The company is a new business that reconstitutes limestone products for construction projects of all sizes.
Texas-Australia Rock Company is owned and operated by father and son Johnny and Brian Barge, and Australian associate Jim Fletcher. The company was awarded a $20,000 cash prize.
Third place was awarded to winner Netco Fire & Safety. The company, formally known as Texas Fire Extinguisher and Services, is now owned by owners Shannon Kendall and Justin Doss.
Netco Fire & Safety will recieve $10,000 to be inspect, service and sellportable fire extinguishers. They also plan to inspect and service kitchen hood systems.
Due to the pandemic the presentaiton was conducted via Zoom on November 18. City staff presented plaques, balloons and the “big check” to each business location to reduce the number of attendees.
COSADC, which administers the half-cent sales tax for economic development, funded the $70,000 in cash prizes.
Winners also received in-kind rewards and may be eligible to apply for COSADC’s Business Factory incubator program located at the Business Resource Center downtown.
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