Updated 3/4/2021 8:36 AM
Seven student teams from throughout Wisconsin and Illinois have been selected to compete in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Midwest High School Pitch on March 17. The finalists are from Aurora, Barrington and Wilmette, Illinois, as well as Fort Atkinson, Menasha and Spring Green, Wisconsin. This year s competition will be held virtually and is open to the general public through the competition page on eventbrite.com.
The hopeful young entrepreneurs are vying for thousands of dollars in an exciting, fast-paced Shark Tank-style event. Students have developed unique business ideas and will pitch their startups to the judges - including angel investors and other successful entrepreneurs - who will dissect their business models with rapid-fire questions.