The SEEC Idea Pitch Competition presents students with a great opportunity to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges and a chance to win cash prizes of up to $2,500.
Who should participate?
- Students with an idea to start a business
- Students who have started a company
- Students interested in enhancing their presentation skills
- Students who want to explore the idea of starting a company
- Students who want to demonstrate their ability to clearly communicate an idea to a group
Objectives:
- Create an opportunity for students to present their business venture or idea in an environment that promotes new venture creation and the spirit of entrepreneurship
- Award students on the merits of presenting their idea with cash prizes and certificates of participation
- Give students a chance to showcase their talent and passion for entrepreneurship
Format:
- The competition will be comprised of a prescreening process prior to the SEEC conference, three competition sessions, one semi-final round and one final round at the SEEC conference.
- Accepted applicants from the prescreening process will be invited to participate in one of the three competition sessions to be held on Feb. 27 and 28.
- Colleges and universities may apply for one automatic entry into the competition. To be eligible for an automatic entry, an elevator pitch competition must be held on campus with the winner provided full travel to the CEO elevator pitch competition. Contact JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING for additional details.
- Up to 15 accepted applicants will compete in each of the three competition sessions.
- The chosen top 10 presenters from each of the competition session rounds will continue to the semi-final round.
- The top six of the semi-final round will advance to the final round on Saturday.
- The top three and final winners will be announced on Saturday after the closing session.
For more information please visit http://www.ut.edu/seectampa/pitch/