Nicki Minaj, Dean Cain to join White House’s – Business News
Rapper Nicki Minaj and actor Dean Cain will join a “Shark Tank”-style White House occasion later this month as 5 American entrepreneurs compete for a share of a $1 million prize pool.
The finalists will compete in a reside pitch competitors in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18 earlier than a superstar panel and reside viewers, in accordance to the Small Business Administration.
The show shall be aired on tv and stream online. More particulars on how to watch shall be introduced quickly, a spokesperson for the SBA advised The Post.
Rapper Nicki Minaj (left) and President Trump (proper) at a White House occasion on Jan. 28 selling Trump Accounts. Getty Images
Minaj shall be joined by private-equity titan Grant Cardone and Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb who now serves as Trump’s chief design officer, to decide the finalists.
Cain – best identified for his position as Superman within the Nineties tv sequence “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” – is set to host the occasion.
“Great American entrepreneurs themselves, Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia and Dean Cain will only add to the excitement of this historic celebration of free enterprise in the finale of our Million Dollar Pitch Competition,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler stated in a assertion.
“From building globally recognized personal and business brands and multibillion-dollar portfolios to launching innovative wellness solutions and digital platforms, each brings a unique, real‑world perspective on business growth and impact.”
The Trump administration launched the competitors earlier this 12 months as half of its celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary, receiving submissions from throughout the nation.
Clover, a fee processor, is funding the $1 million money prize pool.
All of the finalists will go home with a reward. The first-place winner will obtain $400,000, whereas the second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-place finalists will get $250,000, $150,000, $125,000 and $75,000, respectively.
Actor Dean Cain (left) meets with President Trump (proper) within the Oval Office during his first time period. Dean Cain / Instagram
Dean Cain as “Superman” in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.”
The 5 national finalists embrace Compotech, Inc., in Brewer, Maine; Winton Machine in Suwanee, Ga.; Plas-Tech Tooling in Garner, Iowa; Red River in Gillette, Wyo.; and VetPowered LLC in San Diego, Calif.
Fox News Digital earlier reported on the superstar panelists.
The competitors is reminiscent of Trump’s early-2000s hit actuality show “The Apprentice,” through which aspiring business people competed towards each other in a sequence of challenges to win a high job or a main investment of their company. The show ran for 14 years, and is extensively credited with elevating Trump’s national profile earlier than his gorgeous 2016 election victory.
Kendra Scott, from left, Daniel Lubetzky, Kevin O’Leary, Rashaun Williams and Lori Greiner from “Shark Tank.” Disney through Getty Images
Gebbia is at present a member of the Trump administration, whereas Minaj, Cardone and Cain have all publicly touted their assist for the president.
In January, Minaj known as herself Trump’s “number one fan” as she pledged lots of of hundreds of {dollars} to help fund his new tax-advantaged investment accounts for teenagers.
At a White House Black History Month occasion in February, Trump returned the reward, saying, “She’s so beautiful. Her skin’s so beautiful … Her nails, her nails! They’re like that long!”
Small business founders pitch their concept to a panel of superstar buyers on “Shark Tank.” Disney through Getty Images
It received’t be the primary unconventional occasion Trump has hosted on the White House since returning to workplace in January 2025.
In June, his administration hosted a UFC Freedom 250 occasion that noticed skilled blended martial arts fighters compete on the South Lawn of the White home.
