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<p>The first and second place winners of the VERVE-aciously Big Idea Business Plan competition, sponsored by AdvantageWest, are:</p>
<p>+ 1st place +&nbsp;<strong>Kara Errickson</strong>, whose Waynesville-based company, Skin Food Topical Nourishment, will manufacture an all-organic skin salve in tubes made of recycled materials.</p>
<p>+ 2nd place + <strong>Annie Martin</strong>, aka "Mossin' Annie," of Mountain Moss Enterprises, who runs a business in Pisgah Forest installing green roofs, lawns and landscaping using moss.</p>
<p>Look for profiles of these two businesses, along with our ten finalists in the contest, in the June issue of VERVE.</p>
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