Forté Power Pitch Competition
Powering aspiring women entrepreneurs
Forté’s Power Pitch competition offers a high-profile, real-world challenge at the Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference where women-led teams present business ideas to a panel of judges. The spirit of the competition is to focus on ideas conceived and developed as part of the business school experience.
Selected finalists will be invited to participate in the Forté Power Pitch competition on Saturday, June 29, 2019.
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How to EnterA designated team member should complete the online contestant registration form. In addition to the online form, you are required to upload an Executive Summary and Elevator Pitch video. Please review the 2019 Forté Power Pitch Guidelines. 2019 Schedule
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General EligibilityThe competition is for MBA students enrolling in or currently enrolled on a full- or part-time basis at a Forté sponsor school. This includes students who graduated or will graduate in 2019, and those who have confirmed their enrollment plans for the school's next enrollment date. Teams must be women-led and a majority of team members must be women (50% or more). A woman team member must present in the video pitch and in the live Power Pitch Competition. |
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Forté Power Pitch Presentation on June 29, 2019Following the Round 1 review, 4-6 teams will be invited to participate in the Power Pitch presentation at the Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference in June. The Power Pitch presentation should be based on information outlined in the Executive Summary and must be no longer than 10 minutes, followed by five minutes of Q&A from the judges. Finalists must be physically present and give the Power Pitch presentation live. No pre-recorded or virtual pitches will be allowed. Additional details will be provided to the finalists. |
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Prizes
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Judges & Consultants2019 Power Pitch Judges
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18%
of startups have a female founder