St. Petersburg College’s 5th annual Business Plan and Elevator Pitch competition gives SPC students enrolled in a degree or certificate program a chance to compete to win cash prizes totaling more than $10,000  to launch their business idea!

Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 30, at 6 p.m., SPC Seminole Campus Digitorium. RSVP for the event.

• The competition is for student-proposed or created, managed, and owned ventures, therefore, students must have:
  1. played a major role in conceiving the venture
  2. an existing key management role in the business or proposed venture
  3. 50% or more equity in the venture

Finalists for this year’s competition are:

BUSINESS PLAN LEVEL FINALISTS:

• Brett Berner
• Nykko Ford
• Benjamin Woods

ELEVATOR PITCH LEVEL FINALISTS

• Michael Ganote
• Rebecca Rodriquez
• David Thut

ALTERNATE:  Kathleen Loney

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:

• Carmen Cruz
• Quentin Cummings
• Kira Gilson
• Kathleen Loney
• Luz Perry

Fifth Annual Winners – 2015

Business Plan Winners:

• • Rebecca Rodriguez -1st Place – $5,000
  • Nykko Ford -2nd Place – $2,500

Elevator Pitch Winners:

• • Michael Ganote – 1st Place – $1,000
  • David Thut – 2nd Place – $500

People’s Choice Winner

• • Rebecca Rodriguez

Special Recognition Awards (alphabetical order):

• • Quentin Cumings – Social Entrepreneurship Concept
  • Kira Gilson – Golden Fund-Sustainable Concept – Triple Bottom Line Award
  • Kathleen Loney – Service Entrepreneurship
  • Luz Perry – Fitness & Health Concept