Blue Ocean Challenge finals set for May 2

FORT COLLINS – Finals for the Blue Ocean Enterprises Challenge will be held May 2, pitting 15 businesses created by Colorado college students against each other in a competition for $20,000 and 12 months of business mentoring, as well as the change to compete against established startups for a grand prize of $250,000.

The collegiate competitors will give pitches at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center for their final presentation in the business-pitch contest, sponsored by Colorado State University and Blue Ocean Enterprises.

The semi-final contest will begin at 8 a.m., Friday, May 2, with each team being given 10 minutes to pitch their business to a panel of judges and another 10 minutes to answer questions. Finalists will be announced at 5 p.m.

The top five team will present their businesses to a different panel of judges that evening at 6 p.m., with the first-place team winning $20,000 and the opportunity to compete in the professional business-pitch contest, to be held May 23 and 24.

Second place wins $10,000 and third place wins $5,000, according to a release from CSU.

The teams represent four schools in Colorado: CSU, CU-Boulder, University of Denver and the Air Force Academy. Ten of the teams are from CSU.

Registration to the event is free but required and can be accessed either online or at the door. Online registration can be found here.

http://blueoceanchallenge.com/

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