Last night the @mica_rcce at MICA awarded $105,000 to 8️⃣ UP/Start Venture Competition Finalists! 🎉 UP/Start is an initiative of The Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship, focused on incubating and building creative business ventures within the MICA community. Working with industry partners, UP/Start provides mentorship and capital to help nurture ideas into sustainable businesses. This year’s finalists featured an array of diverse ventures ranging from products for millennial families, multifunctional fashion, and even a doll product for adult collectors. Judges, Takia Ross, Maggie Villegas, Jim Wright, and Joseph Ferlise reviewed business and financial plans from the eight finalists, scoring each venture based on a private pitch, Q&A with a People’s Choice winner awarded by the audience at the UP/Start Finale Event. The RCCE is pleased to announce $105,000 in funding awarded to the following ventures: $30,000 to ORA the Brand @ora_thebrand - Elana Wallach ‘23 (Fiber BFA...