Mall at the Museum to celebrate small businesses, entrepreneurs in Cleveland [Video]

CLEVELAND — As the holiday shopping season intensifies, the Real Black Friday and Financial Foundations University are highlighting local small businesses and entrepreneurs.

On Saturday, Nov. 30, from 6 to 11 p.m., the two organizations will be presenting Small Business Saturday: Mall at the Museum at the Great Lakes Science Center.

Admission and parking in the attached garage is free.

Organizers describe it as a festive marketplace featuring more than 100 black and minority-owned businesses.

There will also be food trucks, a live band, choir, multiple DJs, games and video game trucks, and a chance to have cookies and photographs with Santa.

Free haircuts will be offered to the first 100 attendees.

This year’s event also includes a pitch competition where local entrepreneurs and small businesses will compete for cash prizes to advance their businesses.

Among the contestants will be two teen …