Get ready to ๐พ๐จ๐ป๐ช๐ฏ ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ท๐ฐ๐ป๐ช๐ฏ!
Our 26 young entrepreneurs have been hard at work developing their individual business ventures throughout the school year. These businesses will be launched by our annual Trade Show on Sunday, May 4th (stay tuned for more on that soon...)!
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To help prepare them for their business launch, students have crafted pitch decks to present to our talented panel of local judges for review!
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๐๏ธ ๐๐๐๐: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
โฐ ๐๐๐๐: 7:00am โ 11:00am
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: The Outlet @ Edison's Entertainment Complex
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd58-V06gKu-9riJ5NA9FPcQTcMvQMr4V4ZcUYihMUWvns-QQ/viewform?usp=sharing
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๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐:
โข Adam Walters โ President, Bloxbyte Games & CEO ALUMNI (Class of 2019)
โข Ann Tosovsky - President, Home Nursery, Inc.
โข Dr. Mario Hayek - Dean, SIUE School of Business
โข Jo Ann DiMaggio May โ Director SIUE SBDC
โข Matt McSparin โ President/CEO/Owner of Edisonโs Entertainment
โข Matt Pfund - Owner Pfund Construction
โข Senator Jason Plummer โ IL State Senator and VP of R.P. Lumber
โข Stephen Cooper โ Division President โ First Mid Bank & Trust
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๐ฃ A special SHOUTOUT to Doug Villhard, Academic Director for Entrepreneurship at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, for guiding our students throughout the year and teaching them the art of discovering a customer problem, developing a loveable solution, how to differentiate from the competition, learn to seek out feedback and so much more! His expertise on developing their business venture and learning how to create a pitch is incredibly generous and impactful.๐ฃ
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Prizes are proudly sponsored by the SIUE School of Business & SIUE SBDC Jo Ann May (THANK YOU!):
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๐ฅ 1st place: $300
๐ฅ 2nd place: $200
๐ฅ 3rd place: $100
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This event will be open to the public, however, space is limited. If you would like to attend, please submit the RSVP form listed above.
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All questions can be directed to Program Director, Hannah Allison (facilitator@edwardsvilleceo.com | 618.610.9714).
