Black Enterprise; Published By Ashlei Stevens
Mikáel Pyles says he and his business partners work 25/8 on their business QuikLiq. That’s 25 hours a day, eight days a week spent on their unique mobile app, allowing customers to purchase wine, beer, and liquor from Black-owned brands and independently operated stores.
And their hard work is paying off — literally — as the new company won first place and a $15,000 business grant at the BLACK ENTERPRISE 2023 Disruptor Summit pitch competition, sponsored by Hyatt.
“We are grateful to Hyatt for sponsoring the pitch competition because it promotes entrepreneurship, it fosters creativity, and it fosters hope,” said QuikLiq president and co-founder Pyles. Read more