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Bold IDEAS Pitch Competition

Sponsored by the UST McNair Center for Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship and the UST Social Entrepreneurship Program

Bold IDEAS Pitch Competition

 

       

When? Where?

June 27, 2020 at the University of St. Thomas.

The university is located at 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006. A campus map can be found here.

Pitch Categories and Prizes

The competition features two pitch categories: Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship. Prizes will be given to the first, second, and third place winners in each category.

Multiple cash prizes totaling $30,000.

Eligibility and Registration

  • Entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply. Proposed, startup, and existing businesses are welcome. 

  • At least one person in a team must be actively enrolled in a high school, college, or university.
  • The social entrepreneurship category will require a clearly articulated statement describing how the business will provide a solution to one or more social, cultural, or environmental issues.
  • Competitors must be available the day of the pitch competition: Saturday, June 27, 2020 . 
  • Competitors must submit their entry, including business plan, by Friday, May 8, 2020 here (Click to submit your entry). 
  • Finalists will receive notification by email on Friday, June 5, 2020

Training Sessions

The training sessions will be rescheduled. Please check back later.