Carolyn Kepcher - who was alongside Donald Trump in the initial seasons of The Apprentice - has been hired by Microsoft Corp. to help find the best small-business idea in America.
The former Trump employee became of a victim of Donald Trump’s outsized ego and nepotism when Trump replaced her with daughter Ivanka. She published a book and tried to launch her own empire.
She has now been hired as a judge by Microsoft, who is using the competition to promote a new version of its Microsoft Office Accounting software and services for small businesses.
Contestants can submit their ideas through the Web site http://www.ideawins.com or in person. The Microsoft-mobile will be making stops in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and Las Vegas.
Submissions are due at midnight January 31 and will be judged on marketing approach, financial and logistic feasibility, originality and public interest.
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