The Business Pitch is a competition open to ALL students across the university. This competition encourages students with an innovative business idea to compete for prizes, mentorship, and the chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of highly accomplished investors and entrepreneurs.
The competition is hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and sponsored by the College of Business and Economics (CBE) and a broad coalition of campus and community partners.
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THE RULESÂ
1. Competition is open to ALL CalStateLA StudentsÂ
2. At least one team member must be a CalStateLA StudentÂ
3. The final pitch must be delivered by a CalStateLA StudentÂ
4. All enterprises are welcome, for-profit, non-profit and hybrid modelsÂ
5. Participants may only be part of one team of finalists of the Business PitchÂ
6. At least one member must attend all 4 training sessions to be held Fridays 3/8 - 3/29
7. Previous Business Pitch participants are not eligibleÂ
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HOW TO APPLY:Â Â
Fill out this short application!!Â
**BONUS - Tag us in your IG video telling us the problem you are solving,
your solution to this problem and why you are the right team to do this!Â
ALL FINALISTS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH:Â
- One to One Mentorship from a previous Business Pitch participant Â
- One to One Advising from an Industry ExpertÂ
- Access to working space for team meetings and practice prior to the pitchÂ
- Office Hours to ask questions and get personalized help!Â
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