Have a great business idea? Present your elevator pitch and compete for $1,000, $1,500, and $2,500! All participants will receive a $50 gift card regardless of placement. This collaboration between Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, Fayette LaunchBox, and Fay-Penn Economic Development Council helps entrepreneurs fund their business ventures.
Registration is currently unavailable.
How does it work?
It's as simple as one, two, three. Prepare a business pitch two minutes in length highlighting your idea and target market. Clearly explain how your product or service is better than what is currently on the market. Lastly, elaborate on how your product or service stimulates economic growth in local counties.
Are you eligible to participate?
This event will only be available to students enrolled at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, as well as local community members and high school students from Fayette and Greene County.
Recent winners!
November, 2023—the Fayette LaunchBox named "Custom Cruisers," by Darren Dunn, Molly Wisilosky, Emma Aubele, and Matthew Schwertfeger of Laurel Highlands High School as the first-place winner in its annual high school Shark Tank competition.
April, 2023—Mary Richardson's bisexual dating app, "Bindr," secured her the first-place position and a prize of $2,500. In second place, Bristol Joseph won a $1,500 prize for her campaign, Magical Milkweed, aimed at saving the monarch butterfly. Third place went to a group comprising Emma Larkin, Seth Dolan and Luke Kalivoda, who won a $1,000 prize for their business concept, Milkshake Madness.
Darren Dunn, Molly Wisilosky, Emma Aubele, and Matthew Schwertfeger of Laurel Highlands High School as the first-place winner in its annual high school Shark Tank competition.