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Three Highly-Vetted Startups Prepare for Reality Radio Competition

Startup Competitors Advance to Finals Round to Compete for Prize on April 29th

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Dream Big America (www.dreambigamerica.us), the first-ever live "reality radio" show pitting vetted business startups against each other, announces the three startup finalists to compete on the April 29th Finals Show.

"After a month-long competition, we've narrowed down our entrepreneurial contestants to three impressive startups," explains the Dream Big America host Doug Stephan. "The three startups that will be competing in tomorrow's pitch-off are well-deserving of this national spotlight."

This past week's winner, HallExchange, will compete against Treeson Spring Water and TangoTab, the winners of the first and second weeks respectively, on Tuesday, April 29th live in front of a national listening audience. The startup to receive the highest vote count will become the April Dream Big Champion and win a prize package of support and resources from Dream Big America sponsors.

Treeson Spring Water (www.TreesonSpringWater.com), based in Lake Tahoe, NV and presented by founder and CEO, Carlton Solle, manufactures biodegradable bottled water and plants a tree for each bottle sold. Treeson Spring Water won the first week of the April competition.

The winner of the second week, TangoTab (www.TangoTab.com) is a restaurant coupon app that donates a meal to a person in need through a local charity for each coupon used. TangoTab will be presented by founder Andre Angel.

HallExchange (www.HallExchange.com) is a free classifieds service exclusively for college students based in Columbia, MO. HallExchange will be pitched by co-founder Connor Hall.

Dream Big America airs each Tuesday at 9:10am to 9:40am EDT on Doug Stephan's Good Day Program (www.DougStephan.com), syndicated to over 500 markets across the United States with a weekly listening audience of 3.5 million. In addition to being broadcast on the radio, the Dream Big America Show can be heard via live podcast on the DreamBigAmerica.us website.

The Dream Big America Show features three entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas for two minutes each, followed by an expert panelist who offers feedback and suggestions. Voting begins immediately after the show at 10:00am EDT and continues for 28 hours. Tapping into the surging entrepreneurial movement spreading across the country, Dream Big America strives to educate and support startups, all while providing an exciting venue for America to choose which new businesses it wants to see hit the market.

For more information about the Dream Big America competition or to schedule an interview with any of the Dream Big America participants please call Beth Chapman at 816.835.0306 or email.