Guidelines, Rules and Regulations

• Because of the format it is not expected that you will have visual aids.

• Students competing only in the reception elevator must submit a Notice of Intent to compete in the elevator pitch by no later than Monday April 1, 2013 at 5:00 PM, via the VIEW website. 

• The reception will start at 3:45 PM in the Albertson Building, Room 102, where ground rules will be reviewed. Immediately afterwards we will adjourn to the Albertson Building atrium where the reception will begin. All team members should attend and should plan on finding the judges, introducing themselves, and making their pitch.

• Judges will indicate interest by giving out a “business card.” High interest will be indicated by the judges writing a “phone number on the back of the card.”

• Students will drop the business cards they collect in a “card box.” 

• The winning teams will be judged by the total number of cards they have, with additional weighting given to those that have “phone numbers.”

• The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 27 during the Business Plan Competition awards ceremony and will be held in Administration Building Auditorium at 3:30 pm. Cash awards will be given to the winning teams and the judges will reserve the right to specify the cash amount to the winning teams. In total, there will be up to $2,000 in cash prize money. However, the judges may choose not to distribute the entire amount depending on the number and quality of pitches. Teams are required to be present to win.

• Different members of the same team may approach the same judge.

• Team members should remember that the time of the judges is limited. Likewise, teams will want to pitch as many judges as possible during the reception.

• The competition is open to all students competing in the Business Plan Competition or enrolled in Business 414. 

• Students may compete individually or in teams.