Written by Charlene Arnold
Enactus’ “Bring It” project will host a pitch competition on Tuesday, March 29. Entrepreneurial contestants will have the opportunity to win $5,000 for expenses needed to make their business ideas a reality.
According to “Bring It” Project Manager Jacob Bradshaw, the event is Southern’s version of the reality TV show “Shark Tank.” It will give student entrepreneurs and those who have business ideas an opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of business professionals. Bradshaw said the event will take place in Lynn Wood Hall at 7 p.m. and enrichment credit will be available.
“The “Bring It” project aims to help prospective business owners learn from the success of others by giving students an opportunity to network with graduates of Southern who are now successful entrepreneurs,” said Bradshaw.
The project will provide resources such as marketing help, tax help and initial business start-up strategies. These efforts are in hopes of making small businesses viable and giving them the capital needed to get started, according to Bradshaw.
“The biggest thing we want people to know is that this is a project that can benefit anybody who has an idea for a small business on campus,” Bradshaw said. “We want to be the place where students know that if they have an idea, “Bring It” is there to help them.”