Turner College professor Kirk Heriot recently announced that he is seeking judges for the 2023 Student Business Pitch Competition (formerly the Business Plan Competition). Judging for the 2023 competition will commence on or around April 17, 2023, and will consist of three rounds of evaluation that require 10.5 to 11.5 hours over a period of two weeks. Each pitch will consist of fewer than 1,000 words in addressing six key areas. Judges will evaluate each pitch using a rubric. Round 1 will be aimed at screening pitches in an effort to eliminate the weakest among the submissions. This round will take four to five hours over two days. During Round 2, judges will review remaining pitches and select the finals from among them. This round will consume about five hours over seven days. Lastly, Round 3 will require about 1.5 hours on May 1, 2023, as the finalists will compete. This round requires that the finalists make a business pitch to the panel of judges, to conclude with a Q&A session for the judges to ask questions. This will take place in the Synovus Center Theater on CSU’s main campus. “Serving as a judge is a great way to fulfill our mission and contribute to the success of our students,” Heriot, holder of the Crowley Chair in Entrepreneurship, explained. “We are especially in need of judges to help us screen the pitches and to select the finalists,” he added. Past winners of the competition have gone on to successful ventures, with one even appearing on the popular television series, Shark Tank, and securing financial support from the celebrity sharks.
The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s
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