Applications Open for 2024 Cougar Business Pitch Competition

Applications are now open for the Turner College's 2024 Cougar Business Pitch Competition. The deadline for submission of applications is Friday, March 29, at 12:00 noon. All undergraduate and graduate students enrolled during the 2023-2024 academic year are eligible so long as they are in good academic standing with the university and do not have any holds on their accounts. Students may submit individually or as a team. Team members must all be students at Columbus State University. Teams are limited to four students. Students may only submit one entry for the competition, individually or as part of a team. Interested students should use the website linked above to submit their plans using a business pitch process, sometimes called an elevator pitch. The finals will be held on Saturday, April 27, in the Synovus Center Theater. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. First place will receive $3,000, second place will receive $2,000, third place will receive $1,000, and honorable mention will receive $250. For questions, please contact Kirk Heriot, professor of management and holder of the Crowley Chair for Entrepreneurship. "All CSU students are encouraged to participate, but especially our students in computer science and business. I am available as a resource for any student that has questions. I will be happy to respond to their inquiries over the Spring Break," Heriot added.

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