The TCU CEO Elevator Pitch Competition!

Three FREE trips to Chicago and $1,000 in Cash can be won each year! Do not miss out!

The entrepreneurial world is a tough environment and TCU CEO works to prepare its members for the rigourous future they face. Competitions help us to prepare for the challenges ahead. Our primary Competitions include:

The NEP "Elevator Pitch" Business Idea Competition

What is an "Elevator Pitch"? Watch this YouTube Video  to learn what you will have to do! (the website address at the end of the video is not connected to this competition) You do not have to own a business to enter (most students do not)... you SIMPLY need to come up with an "idea" for a business by the competition entry date!

ENTRY DEADLINE: September 22nd, 2008 by 12:00 noon

How to Enter: Deliver a hard copy memo to Smith Hall 309 in an envelope addressed to Brad Hancock with your name, phone, email, major, along with one or two sentences about your business idea. Also, state in the memo that if you win, you commit to represent the Horned Frogs in the National Elevator Pitch Compeition to be held in Chicago November 1-4, 2007. If you win the competition, you win free airfare and hotel to join the other TCU students going to represent the university.

PRELIMINARY DATE: September 25th, 2008
COMPETITION DATE: 2008 Event scheduled for September 30, 2008 AT 5:30

COMPETITION LOCATION: Smith Hall Suite 309 is where we will meet and then you will be taken one by one to "The Board Room!"

WHO CAN COMPETE: Any TCU CEO member in any major on campus (join here to become a member)

SIMPLE RULES: In 2 minutes time, tell the three judges about your business idea, why it solves a need, creates value, and why it would be successful. Communicate well and leave the judges with more answers than questions. You can dress however you wish, but no major props may be used - it is you and your voice alone that must "pitch" the idea. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO OWN A BUSINESS TO COMPETE. YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO HAVE AN IDEA FOR ONE.

PRIZES:
1st Place will win $500 Cash PLUS a FREE Trip (airfare and hotel!) to the TCU CEO Chicago Trip to represent TCU in the National Compeition;

2nd Place will win $300 Cash PLUS a FREE Trip (airfare and hotel!) to the TCU CEO Chicago Trip to represent TCU in the National Compeition;

3rd Place will win $200 Cash PLUS a FREE Trip (airfare and hotel!) to the TCU CEO Chicago Trip to represent TCU in the National Compeition;

2006 Competition Winners were: Adam Blake, Jacob Watson, and John Parker
2007 Competition Winner were: Jacob Watson
2008 Competition Winners were: (SEE YOUR NAME HERE AND WIN PRIZE MONEY AND A FREE TRIP TO CHICAGO!)

Note: In the event that you are one of the three winners of this compeition and have already signed up and paid for the Chicago trip, you will get your money back!

Competition Details
The Elevator Pitch Business Idea Competition presents students a great opportunity to pitch a business idea to a panel of three (3) judges and a chance to win the great prizes mentioned above. "Elevator Pitch" literally means, "tell the judges about a business idea you have within the time that it would take to ride an elevator." Please watch this video HERE to get a better understanding! Presenting yourself effectively is an essential tool in entrepreneurship. The Neeley Entrepreneurship Program (NEP) Elevator Pitch competition prepares TCU students to compete at the national level of CEO's "Elevator Pitch" Competition.