University of Michigan’s 1,000 Pitches competition taps local entrepreneurs
One group at the University of Michigan is gearing up for 1,000 pitches and it’s not the baseball or softball teams. Excerpt: For Lauren Leland, president of the University of Michigan’s MPowered Entrepreneurship club, entrepreneurialism needs to be more than just a core focus for the university. It needs to be a cultural value. That’s why the group is sponsoring the second annual 1,000 Pitches competition – a campus-wide solicitation for entrepreneurial ideas of all sorts. In 2008, the competition grew far beyond the university’s expectations – so much so that U-M President Mary Sue Coleman has promoted the event at least nine times in public appearances. Leland said the competition underscores the importance of entrepreneurialism in rescuing Michigan’s economy. Read the rest of the story here.
One group at the University of Michigan is gearing up for 1,000 pitches and it’s not the baseball or softball teams.
Excerpt:
For Lauren Leland, president of the University of Michigan’s MPowered Entrepreneurship club, entrepreneurialism needs to be more than just a core focus for the university. It needs to be a cultural value.
That’s why the group is sponsoring the second annual 1,000 Pitches competition – a campus-wide solicitation for entrepreneurial ideas of all sorts.
In 2008, the competition grew far beyond the university’s expectations – so much so that U-M President Mary Sue Coleman has promoted the event at least nine times in public appearances.
Leland said the competition underscores the importance of entrepreneurialism in rescuing Michigan’s economy.
Read the rest of the story here.
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