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Nicki Minaj Judges SBA Million-Dollar Pitch Competition Finale

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Nicki Minaj served as a judge for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Million-Dollar Pitch Competition on Sept 18, 2026.
She discussed the contest on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” with SBA head Kelly Loeffler.
Minaj praised President Donald Trump as “smart, fun, grounded” and said she “just loves him.”
The Washington, D.C., finale featured five finalists competing for a $1 million prize, with judges Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia, and Dean Cain.

History

Historical Context

After the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the JOBS Act, which President Barack Obama signed on April 5 2012, creating a $30 billion SBA lending program and new tax incentives for small firms. That legislation enabled the Small Business Jobs Act to fund a nationwide innovation competition, a model the 2026 SBA Million-Dollar Pitch—judged by Nicki Minaj and others—continues to use.

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Story summary

Nicki Minaj served as a judge for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Million-Dollar Pitch Competition on Sept 18, 2026.
She discussed the contest on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” with SBA head Kelly Loeffler.
Minaj praised President Donald Trump as “smart, fun, grounded” and said she “just loves him.”
The Washington, D.C., finale featured five finalists competing for a $1 million prize, with judges Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia, and Dean Cain.

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