TeleBrands Inventors Day for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Directions and parking info:
http://www.montclair.edu/conferencecenter/campus_parking_directions.pdf

NOTE: We will have 10 small door prizes that will be raffled off during the event. Only people who have pre-registered on this page will be eligible to receive a door prize in the raffle.

CONFIRMED: Randy Jackson, former television music competition judge, has been confirmed as a judge! Don't miss this fantastic event!

10 teams. $10,000 cash on the line. Who will win it all?

Join us May 6 for our second annual student pitch competition where 10 teams of Montclair State students will pitch their product/service innovations. The TeleBrands Inventors Day for Aspiring Entrepreneurs (http://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/the-program/pitch-competition/) is the culmination of two semesters of work in which the Montclair State students created business models and marketing plans for their products/services, as well as hypothetical models for obtaining capital funding, all in conjunction with volunteer mentors. The students are pursuing a Certificate of Entrepreneurship (http://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/the-program/the-entrepreneurship-certificate/), issued by the Feliciano Center for Entrepreneurship (http://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/) in the School of Business (http://business.montclair.edu/) at Montclair State University (http://www.montclair.edu/); the pitch competition will help determine the students' final grade. The students have lived a true entrepreneurial experience during the school year, experiencing the hard work as well as frustrations they will face on the long road to launching a successful business. Seed capital for each team was funded by Guy Falzarano, founder and CEO of Rainbow Academy.

The pitches will be evaluated and judged by a panel of celebrity judges, including:
Randy Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Jackson), former television music competition judge
AJ Khubani (http://www.telebrands.com/about/story/), president and CEO of TeleBrands (http://www.telebrands.com/)
Todd Pettengill (http://www.plj.com/common/page.php?pt=todd&id=16424&is_corp=0), co-host Todd & Jayde Show on WPLJ, 95.5 FM (http://www.plj.com/common/page.php?pt=toddandjayde&id=35861&is_corp=0)
Anthony "Sully" Sullivan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Sullivan_%28pitchman%29), TV pitchman for OxiClean and more

Watch a recap of last year's contest. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZODYkf8GQ)

Read a story about some of the student teams. (http://www.themontclarion.org/archives/3754027)

Agenda:
10:30-11 a.m. Networking with coffee
11-11:30 a.m. Welcome, remarks by AJ Khubani
11:30-2:30 p.m. Student team pitches (There will be a break, with pizza, halfway through the pitches.)
2:30-2:45 p.m. Judges deliberate
2:45 p.m. Winning team announced

Come support these student entrepreneurs!

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