RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship hosts ROC the Pitch event Aug. 24
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Tickets are available for ROC the Pitch, an annual entrepreneurship competition hosted by RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship. The competition, featuring six local start-ups who will pitch their business plans to guests and a panel of judges, will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main St. Tickets are $12.69 and can be purchased on the Eventbrite website. RIT students, faculty, and staff that register before Aug. 21 will have their ticket fees waived. Pre-registration is required.
The competition is open to business owners 18 years of age and older, who have an existing business plan and a business model that is generating a minimum of $25,000 in annual gross revenue. Judges will be examining the businesses’ unique competitive advantage, marketability, industry expertise of the owner/team, financial strength of the business and company growth.
In addition to the pitch competition, there will be a resource fair and networking event.
The event is free to all faculty, students, and staff. To obtain a complimentary registration ticket, please contact Ebony Miller-Wesley, Director of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, at etmeen@rit.edu.
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