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Elevator Pitch

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Weight
25%
Description
The Elevator Pitch is a short pitch of an entrepreneur's business to a panel of judges. The goal of an elevator pitch should be to provide an overview of the business and to leave the audience excited to learn more.
Guidelines & information
Only one entrepreneur from each business will be allowed to give the elevator pitch.
  • Competitors will have 30 seconds to perform their elevator speech
  • In those 30 seconds the competitor must be able to
    • Introduce themselves (Name & Role)
    • Name of the organization
    • Sentence describe what the organization does
    • Something unique about their organization
    • Closing Action item
      • "Can we connect over coffee"
      • "Do you have a business card, I would love to chat more"
      • "You can find out more on our website.
  • After the competitor finishes, there will be a 30 second break and then Judges will 1-3 minutes of questioning
  • No slides or handouts are permitted.
Judging deadline
Mar 7, 2025 2:00 PM CST