Nov. 13, 2024 (CHARDON, OH) — Chardon High School student Tallon Rice’s entrepreneurial talents were on display as he was named a top five finalist in Lakeland Community College’s Dollars for Dreams competition on Nov. 11.
The competition was open to all Lakeland students and Tallon, who pitched his business Fire & Ice pretzels, was the only high school student to be chosen as a top five finalist. Tallon, a junior at CHS, is a Lakeland student by virtue of his enrollment in College Credit Plus business classes taught by Mr. Al Herner.
"I am proud of Tallon's poise and professionalism in presenting his business in front of so many people, including the high profile judges,” Mr. Herner said.
Tallon has been developing his pretzel business since he was in second grade. He uses an original recipe created by his grandfather.
Tallon credits his mother as his biggest supporter throughout his business journey.
Through the competition, Tallon was awarded a cash prize of $375 as well as a membership to the Willoughby and Western Lake County Chamber of Commerce. He plans to put the prize money back into his business and plans to use the chamber membership as a tool for networking and access to facilities to grow the business.
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