PITCH Night
Each year at the culmination of the ten-week SOURCE / BOI Business Accelerator, SOURCE Entrepreneurship Center provides an opportunity for course participants to “put it all on the line”, by sharing their business concepts to make their case, in front of a panel of professionals who are well versed in what it takes to start and grow a successful business.
This year’s evaluators represent a cross section of business, banking and education. Mark Harsley, founder owner of KITe Communications served as one of three evaluators. Mark is an alum of the Business Accelerator course and a past PITCH winner. Patricia Gamble-Moore, Senor Vice President of PNC Community Banking represented the financial community and was a key sponsor of the night’s events. Barb Cutillo of Indiana University KELLEY School of Business is Senior Lecturer / Instructor for the IU KELLEY School and is also an experienced business owner in her own right These three PITCH evaluators made for a very challenging and highly competitive event, where Entrepreneurs put it all on the line.
Unique this year, and due in large part to the generosity of PNC Bank, all participants received a cash award in recognition of their hard work and preparation for the PITCH Night event. PITCH presentations were provided by:
Daniel Higgs -1 of a FIND
Beverle Kane – Revisit Your Photos Now
Rachael Cieslak – RC Calligraphy
Tyrone Chandler – Urban Youth Entrepreneurship Academy
Pamela Feist – Crematory Services with Love
Tichina Clark – Taste Buddies
Natalie Pipkin – Black Worldschoolers Mobile Book Store
Marla Rubacalva – Glutes 317
Charlotte Brown – Me Too Chronicles
Each participant is to be congratulated and recognized for their hard work, as they each pursue their Entrepreneurial Journey.
Contact SOURCE Entrepreneurship Center www.SOURCEforbiz.org to learn of the next Accelerator and PITCH opportunities.