Husky Innovate invites Michigan Tech innovation and entrepreneurship champions, including faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members, to join us for the Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition.
During Innovation Week, next Wednesday (Jan. 24), we will gather for a pre-event mixer at 5 p.m. and kick off the competition at 5:30 p.m. in the MUB Ballroom A.
Hosted by Husky Innovate collaborators, Pavlis Honors College, the College of Business, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization, the annual Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition is a legacy event recognizing student entrepreneurial spirit and paying tribute to the late Professor of Practice Bob Mark. Students with innovative ideas pitch their business model to a panel of judges who provide expertise and feedback to help them move forward.
This year’s judges include representatives from the MTEC SmartZone, Northern Michigan University, Michigan Tech’s College of Business and College of Computing, and Michigan Tech Alumni startup founders.
Bob Mark Business Model Pitch Competition prize categories:
- First Prize: $2,000 — sponsored by Rick and Jo Berquist
- Second Prize: $1,000
- Third Prize: $500
- Honorable Mention: $250
- Audience Favorite: $250 — sponsored by Dan Green (MTU alum and principal, BlackFin Group)
- Breakthrough Innovation Award: $1,000 — sponsored by MTEC SmartZone and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation
- Social Impact Award: $1,000 — sponsored by Gates Professor Elham Asgari (COB)
Student contestants can register to pitch their business model through Friday (Jan. 19).
Virtual attendees may join via Zoom.
By Husky Innovate, Pavlis Honors College.