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Microsoft hires ex-"Apprentice" star as judge

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Carolyn Kepcher, who helped Donald Trump fire corporate wannabes on "The Apprentice" television show, took a new role on Tuesday -- helping Microsoft find the best small-business idea in America. "It takes a big idea to create a big business," Kepcher said. "And I've seen some ideas before."

The winner of the Redmond, Washington-based company's "Ultimate Challenge" contest will get $100,000 in seed money, a storefront or other space in Manhattan for a year rent-free, and software to help get their business started. Kepcher and fellow judges -- maternity wear entrepreneur Liz Lange and Chris Caposella, a Microsoft vice president -- began hearing ideas on Tuesday in a computer-equipped recreational vehicle parked in Midtown Manhattan. Dozens of people waited in line for a chance to make their pitch. (more)

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