Elevator Pitch

Weight: 10%
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. The Pitch portion will be completed as the community walks through the tradeshow portion to view the different projects, as well as for the judges.
Guidelines & information: Only one entrepreneur from each business will be allowed to give the elevator pitch.
Each speaker will receive one minute to introduce themselves.
A maximum of 2 minutes will be allowed for the elevator pitch; time begins immediately after the speaker's self introduction.
Judges will not be permitted to ask questions following the elevator pitch.
No slides or handouts are permitted.

Please review the Elevator Pitch Rubric for full judging criteria.
Judging deadline: Feb 25, 2026 11:59 PM CST

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