Business advice over a cup of joe

Southwest Florida entrepreneurs will have a chance to participate in a kindler, gentler version of "Shark Tank" at the area debut 1 Million Cups Naples event at 9 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Naples Accelerator, 3510 Kraft Road, Suite 200.

Based on the belief that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee, Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012 as a free program to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs nationwide. It will be the first of planned monthly 1MC events to be held at the accelerator.