Kent, OHIO – Eight students pitched their business ideas to a panel of executive judges in the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship’s Idea Pitch competition held at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Crawford Hall on November 22. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµevent was sponsored by the Ohio Innovation Fund.
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµIdea Pitch competition helps ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students develop their startup companies and pitch their business ideas to a panel of executive judges to win cash prizes.
Winners were:
- Ishwor Acharya, first place with Legacy Webs
- Marissa Jackson, second place with Beauticase
- Olivia Fenneken, third place with Twisty Treasures
Additional participants included the following:
- Sai Venkata Aravind Bandhanadam with Smart Apply
- Nick Hugar with Booby’s Coffee and Tea
- Niree Lowe with Niree's Boutique
- Brad Smith with "Ask Smitty" podcast
- Kay Strahler with WanderLust Remedies
Judges for the event were:
- Greg Basford, former owner, Heritage Packaging, LLC
- Betsy Engles, founder, Acer Business Consultants
- Amalia Munteanu, entrepreneur-in-residence and executive coach
- Faith Voinovich, principal, Ohio Innovation Fund
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship is among 2% of business schools worldwide to obtain dual accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in both business and accounting. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcollege offers 10 undergraduate majors, 14 minors, and an undergraduate Professional Sales Certificate; MBA; master’s degrees in accounting, business analytics and economics; graduate certificates, dual degree programs and a Ph.D. program. For more information about ¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, visit www.kent.edu/crawford.