Kansas City’s Hoopla.io recently took the top spot at a Dallas startup pitch contest, winning $20,000 and a spot in Miller Lite’s Tap the Future national competition. Hoopla.io will now vie for a $250,000 business development grant during the Dec. 7 event. Daymond John, one of the founders of FUBU and a star of ABC’s Shark Tank, will serve as one of the judges. There are four other finalists, each…

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Veterans Small Business Week (Nov. 4-11) is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s way of saluting the significant entrepreneurial efforts of America’s military veterans. Did you know: Nearly one in 10 small businesses is owned by a veteran. Almost 6 million people have jobs with the nation’s 2.4 million veteran-owned small businesses. Veterans are 45-percent more likely to be self-employed, compared to those with no military experience. “SBA’s Veterans Small Business…