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The College of Business Virtual Pitch Competition
The Process:
- Apply through College Pitch Competition Google Form by October 30th at 5:00 pm
- Notified if selected for pitch presentation by November 4th at 5:00 pm
- If selected for pitch presentation pitch day will be November 6th
The Resources:
- Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Virtual Entrepreneurship Toolkit Series
- 5-part series that will support you in refining your idea into a business model and preparing you for a 5-minute pitch
- Session on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm starting October 7th through November 4th
- Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Pitch Crafting Workshop
- An hour-long session to support you in translating your idea into a successful pitch presentation
- October 23rd at 3:00 pm, October 30th at 2:00 pm, November 3rd at 4:00 pm
- Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Virtual Office Hours
- One on one consultation opportunities with the Carlsen Center’s Executive Director
- Find a time that works between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
The Guidelines:
- Each pitcher or pitching team will give an oral pitch for their idea or business venture
- Each pitcher or pitching team will have 0 minutes to pitch their business ideas and 5.0 minutes for the judges to ask questions. The panel will be strict on time!
- The pitchers should focus on the following:
- Information about the problem/opportunity
- Product/service information and how it will solve the problem or take advantage of the opportunity
- Do you or your team have the ability (or expertise), skills, and passion to implement this business, nonprofit or produce the product or service
- Who will buy it (target market) & why; and The market and its size
- Price of the product/service, cost to produce it (revenue or business model)
- Competition and competitive advantage
- Communicating your idea clearly and be concise and effective when answer judges’ questions
- You will be contacted through email regarding your pitch results and feedback.
CBA Pitch Guidelines
CBA Pitch Rubric