LAUNCH
Announcing the Moving On Up Elevator Pitch Competition
Open to Flint-area college students.
$2000 prize for first place.
Check out these videos to get started!
Moving On Up Video #1: Elevator Pitch Competition
Moving On Up Video #2: Craft Your Pitch
Moving On Up Video #3: The Sample Pitch
Competition challenges college students to move on up with business ideas
So you are a college student with an idea for a new business and you need someone to help fund it. Can you make your pitch in a three-minute elevator ride with a venture capitalist?
That is the challenge of Moving On Up, a business concept competition hosted by Launch at the University of Michigan-Flint. The competition gives student entrepreneurs an opportunity to use short videos to present their ideas to real world investors, business people and the local community.
The elevator pitch competition is open to all Genesee County college students, including those at UM-Flint, Kettering University, Mott Community College and Baker College. Flint-area students going to school out-of-town are also welcome to participate. Cash prizes and support from the local business community will be awarded to the best pitches.
Joel Rash, manager of Launch, said, “What would you say if you happened to get into an elevator with someone who could fund your idea? The intent is to nurture an entrepreneurial culture in Flint, and to support students who are exploring how to thrive in Genesee County during and after completion of higher education.”
University faculty and staff will help mentor, coach and judge students who are developing business ideas or already running their own start-up. Students wishing to participate can go to http://www.youtube.com/universityoutreach to watch an informational video about the contest and may contact Joel Rash at (810) 424-5454 or thelaunchpad@umflint.edu. The event will begin on September 14 and submissions will be accepted until October 30.
Moving On Up is funded by C. S. Mott Foundation, Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIIE) and Michigan University Commercialization Initiative (MUCI), and managed by Launch, which is part of University Outreach at the UM-Flint.
Launch focuses on entrepreneurship, the new economy and small business support to promote a more vibrant local community. Core programs include a student business hatchery, downtown microlending program, and economic development and entrepreneurial internships.
To learn more about Moving On Up and other Launch programs, go to http://www.umflint.edu/launch or contact Joel Rash at (810) 424-5454, joelrash@umflint.edu.
Mission:
Launch's mission is connecting the resources of the University of Michigan-Flint and the community in order to promote local talent, support regional networks, advance national trends and explore international possibilities. Launch is an open learning space focusing on youth, entrepreneurship, community and creativity. The Launch Pad hosts a student business hatchery, workshops, networking seminars, community organziation meetings and more.
For more informatoin please contact:
Joel Rash
Manager of LAUNCH
University Outreach, University of Michigan-Flint
432 N. Saginaw St., Suite 207
Flint, MI 48502
Phone: 810.424.5454
Fax: 810.424.5484
joelrash@umflint.edu
