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The seven young entrepreneurs featured at the official opening of Launch It! celebrate Tuesday, from right is Jason Abbott with Oi furniture, fashion designer Lennard Taylor, Alex Ethans with EPH Apparel, Chloe Chafe, with Synonym art consultation, Daniel Marabotto, with Delicious Kicks homestyle Mexican Salsas, Anthony Faraci, with Faraci Foods catering and food trailer and Nick Danzinger with DigiPlus electronics accessories. The Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone is launching a three-week pilot project called Launch It! to assess the need for a Youth Entrepreneurship Incubator in the downtown. Over the next three weeks, 7 small business who are interested in establishing a permanent presence in the downtown will operate pop-up stores in Portage Place Shopping Centre next to the Carlton Street skywalk to sell their products and services and to gauge public interest. Murray McNeill story Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press March 25 2014