The 2012 Empire Creativity Competition

Business Idea Elevator Pitch Competition

The Empire Creativity Competition presents teams of students with an opportunity to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges and a chance to win cash prizes. Ideas may be at any stage of development from creation of concepts or ideas to an established business. The 2007 Canisius College team team competed against 120 teams nationally to place in the final 10.  

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012

Time: 3:00pm, Competitor Orientation
          4:00pm, Competition
          5:00pm, Awards Reception

Place:  Regis South, Richard E. Winter '42 Student Center

Registration Guidelines:

Please completely fill out and submit the online registration form below.  Maximum three people per team.  

Click on the links below to view videos of sample elevator pitches.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0tan49rmc

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26526805#29330212

For more information, please contact Dr. Kim at kim15@canisius.edu.

The 2012 Empire Creativity Competition is sponsored by the Canisius Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO), the office of Campus Programming & Leadership Development, the Entrepreneurship Major in the Department of Management and Marketing, and the Richard J. Wehle School of Business.

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