The program is reminiscent of Shark Tank.
Teams of students will identify a core business opportunity, develop a business model and product plan and prepare to pitch their ideas to established investors.
Student teams will be selected by June 1 with the students participating in a three-credit entrepreneurship course that will meet once weekly throughout the fall semester. Three teams will be selected as finalists in late November to pitch their ideas to real prospective investors with a JWU panel selecting the winning team. The winning team receives a cash prize of $2,500.
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The Challenge will be run by The Larry Friedman Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Food Innovation & Technology.