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Cougar Business Pitch Competition Deadline Set for March 28, 2025

The deadline for submitting a pitch for the 2025 Cougar Business Pitch Competition is Friday, March 28 at 12:00 noon. All CSU students enrolled during the 2024-2025 academic year are eligible if they are in good academic standing and do not have restrictions on their CSU accounts. Students may submit individually, or as a team of up to four members, all which must meet the eligibility requirements stated above. Students may only submit one entry for the competition, whether individually or as part of a team. In terms of evaluation, judges will determine whether (1) the problem was compelling and clearly defined, (2) the proposed solution address the problem, (3) the solution was innovative and/or creative, (4) the solution was accompanied by a clear value proposition supported by a good market assessment and clear competitive differentiation, and (5) the financial assumptions are sound. The judges will use their discretion in deciding whether an entry violates the rules and then proceed to rate the quality of the pitches on a 1 to 5 scale. Lastly, they will contact four finalists to present their pitches in the Synovus Center Theater on CSU's main campus. The winner(s) will be awarded $3,000, and awards of $2,000 and $1,000 will go to the second and third place pitches, respectively. An honorable mention prize of $250 will also be awarded.








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