The University Of Vermont issued the following announcement.
UVM students are creative entrepreneurs with sustainability at their core.
Now in its 10th year, the annual UVM Business Pitch competition challenges students to present their business ideas and concepts to a panel of judges. The winning business teams walk away with cash prizes.
Their presentation and pitch must demonstrate a viable business solution and plan that addresses an existing consumer need, or can create one, identifies a target market, and outlines the operational and management plan for success.
This year our judges comprised of a panel of outside experts including UVM Alumni, experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and business advisors:
Trevor Barlow (Executive Director, Black River Innovation Campus)
Cassidy Petit ’19 (Business Development & Investment Associate, Hula Lakeside)
Sarah Kearns (Advisor, Vermont Small Business Development Center)
Hannah Wood ’95 (Founder & Executive Director, Talent Skatepark),
Wendy Nunez ’85 (Partner & Chief Operating Officer, Champlain Investment Partners)
Bob Phillips (GSB Executive in Residence, Retired from Unilever)
The winners this year were:
· Best Pitch – National Park Adventure Tours, LLC (Jessica Fine and Sophie Thier)
· Most Launch Ready – Painting With Purpose (Zach Dunn)
· Most Sustainable – Second Growth Design (Aidan Connolly)
· Most Innovative Technology – ChromaJam (George Philbrick and Skylar Bagdon)
· People’s Choice Award – Winooski Whitewater Center, LLC (John Evans and Riley Humphrey)
· Grand Prize - Painting With Purpose (Zach Dunn)
Congratulations to all the participating students and thank you to our judges, sponsors Moulton Law Group, Hula Lakeside and Scout Digital, and everyone who turned out to watch and the UVM campus coordinators; Rubenstein (Dave Kaufman), CALS (Trisha Shrum), CEMS (Dustin Rand), and Grossman (Erik Monsen).
iginal source can be found here.
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