The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host its third annual “TheOther40” pitch competition on campus Monday, April 8.
During the event, top students will present their business plans with the hope of winning up to $5,000 toward starting their own businesses. A total of $10,000 in prize money and donated professional legal, accounting, and other services are available to the top three finalists. Each year, CEO asks students from all disciplines at the University to submit a one- to two-page executive summary for review. The best summaries are chosen to move to the next phase of the competition, which involves the submission of a condensed business plan.
The top eight business plans are chosen as finalists, and entrepreneurs are invited to give an “elevator pitch” in less than three minutes. Immediately following the pitch, a panel of judges will be given five minutes to ask questions of the entrepreneurs. The top three are awarded cash prizes and support to help make their business plans a reality.
The pitch competition will be held in the SIUE Illinois/Mississippi Room at 3 p.m. April 8. Attendance by students, business professionals and the general public is encouraged. For more details, visit http://siueceo.wix.com/theother40competition .
CEO is a student-founded and run organization at SIUE organized with the purpose of facilitating student entrepreneurship through innovative thinking and creative collaboration. This year’s competition marks the third annual TheOther40 Entrepreneurship Competition, with six previous winners and six successful student start-ups.
Questions can be emailed to info@theother40.org.
School of Business: SIUE’s School of Business and the accountancy programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, representing the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. The Princeton Review consistently lists SIUE as one of the top 296 business schools in the U.S. for the seventh consecutive year. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in accounting, computer management and information systems, economics, finance, management and marketing. More than 20,000 alumni have earned degrees from the SIUE School of Business. For more information about the School of Business, visit www.siue.edu/business.