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Detroit Entrepreneurs Organization to Host Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

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The Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization will host the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) on January 28th in Troy, Michigan. The event is a 30-minute business pitch competition where students describe the concept and approach behind their functioning business. There is no cost to enter.

Qualification Requirements

  • Have generated at least $500 in revenue or $1000 investment/prior pitch prize
  • Operate a company for at least 6 months
  • Be currently enrolled in a Michigan-based college or university
  • 30 years of age or less
  • Undergraduate or graduate college level

If you have questions and want to discuss in more detail, please call or text Rob Cote (248) 390-7293.

Find more information in the flyers below.

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Michigan Tech Week Hackathon and Pitch Competition

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Michigan Tech students are invited to participate in student hackathon and pitch competition events at Michigan Tech Week College Day on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Michigan Central, Detroit, Michigan. Apply by September 15, 2024.

Michigan Tech Week is a collaboration of multiple organizations and individuals who are committed to the state and our innovation ecosystem.

Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition

The Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition is a student-led business pitch competition designed to spotlight the top student startups from across the state. The competition aims to support future leaders in Michigan’s startup ecosystem as they compete for over $15,000 in non-dilutive funding. Each winner will also receive a free 1 year membership to Bamboo co-working space. The first place team will also receive up to $5,000 in legal services. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.

Date: October 4, 2024, 1-2:30 pm ET

Prizes:

  • First Place: $7,500
  • Second Place: $4,000
  • Third: $2,500
  • People’s Choice: $1,000

Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon

The Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon is designed to foster collaboration among students from Michigan’s universities, colleges, and technical training programs to tackle real-world problems that address Michigan-specific challenges in tech-driven, scalable ways. Sponsored by Maximize, students will team up across campuses to create prototypes that solve for Michigan’s unique challenges, demonstrating their solutions to compete for $10,000 in non-dilutive funding. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.

Date: October 4, 2024, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET

Prizes:

  • First Place: $4,000
  • Second Place: $3,000
  • Third Place: $2,000
  • People’s Choice: $1,000
  • In-Kind Prizes: The top three teams will receive a free three-month membership in Maximize, as well as 1 year free memberships to Bamboo.
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Idea Pitch Competition – Registration Now Open

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Do you have an innovative idea that could disrupt the norm and redefine “business as usual”? If so, we invite you to showcase your innovation at the upcoming Fall 2023 Idea Pitch Competition. Register here

Date and Time: October 11, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Location: Great Lakes Research Center, Room 202

At the Idea Pitch Competition, you will have a platform to present your groundbreaking idea in an engaging community setting. Each contestant will have THREE MINUTES to captivate the audience and judges with their visionary ideas. Judges will vote to select top pitches and award cash prizes to the top contestants:

  • First place: $200
  • Second place: $100
  • Third place: $50
  • Honorable mention: $25 
  • Audience favorite: $25

Pitch Deck Submissions Due: October 9, 2023 (Send to huskyinnovate@mtu.edu)

Live Pitch Event: October 11, 2023, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

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Stock Trading Competition- Jan 31 registration deadline

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The Finance Club is hosting a stock trading competition on Investopedia open to all College of Business (COB) majors and minors. 

The competition will run from February 1st through April 12th with a starting cash value of $100,000. 

Prize money awarded to the students with the three highest portfolios:

  • 1st: $500
  • 2nd: $300
  • 3rd: $200

If interested in participating, please contact Elisabeth Mattson, Finance Club President, at emmattso@mtu.edu no later than January 31st to receive the game name, password, instructions, and rules. No late entries accepted.

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