BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20221004T220000Z DTEND:20221004T233000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:10th Annual Swim with the Sharks Pitch Competition DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 10th annual Swim with the Sharks pitch competition taking place live during the 5th annual Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on Tuesday\, October 4th. \n\n\n\nWith a grand prize of $10\,000\, runners up prize of $3\,500\, and $1\,000 People's Choice award\, five entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses live in front of our judges at 6:00pm inside the Queen theatre. Presentation of prizes to take place immediately after.\n\n \n2022 Finalists\n\n\n Aaron Swan II\, CEO of 24HR Truck Services\n Cora Leigh Castle\, President and CEO of OmniPotential Energy Partners\, LLC\n Shavonne Fair\, Owner and CEO of Hybrid Bakery \n Diego Ruiz\, Owner of LU Sports\n Aaron Weaver\, Owner and Primary Care Physician of First State Direct Primary Care\n\n\n\n\nPeople's Choice voting open now until 9/30/22\nVote now to help your favorite Delaware start-up win the $1\,000 People's Choice Award. Prize open to all semi-finalists and finalists. \n\n \n\nPeople's Choice Award: How to Vote \n\n \n\n\n Watch the preliminary round pitches on the Emerging Enterprise Center's website\n Cast your vote online and by text for your favorite Delaware start-up by October 1 online and by text. Each person can vote once per method.\n\n\n\nFinal Judges:\n\n\n Delaware Idea Club Managing Member\, David Liss\n Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation Executive Director\, Stephanie Johnnie\n Carvertise Chief Executive Officer\, Mac Macleod\n\n\n \n\nGRAND PRIZE PACKAGE: \n\n \n\n\n Cash Prize: $10\,000 (Provided by NCC Innovates initiative of the New Castle County Office of Economic Development)\n Emerging Enterprise Center Virtual Incubator Program: $4\,600 Value\n New Castle County Chamber of Commerce (NCCCC) Membership: $350 Value \n NCCCC Premium Marketing Package: $1\,400 Value\n World Trade Center Delaware Membership: $475 Value\n\n\n \n\nRUNNER-UP PACKAGE:\n\n\n $3\,500 Cash Prize (Provided by Harvard Business Services & Sherm's Catering)\n New Castle County Chamber of Commerce (NCCCC) Membership: $350\n\n\n \n\nPEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD:\n\n\n Cash Prize: $1\,000 (Provided by SCORE Delaware)\n\n\n \n\nAll finalists receive a one year membership to the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce ($350 value) and a three month membership for NextFab ($876 value).\n\n \n\nPreliminary round judges:\n\n\n Michael Rinkunas\, Associate Director of Commercialization Programs at Horn Entrepreneurship\n Todor Raykov\, Director of Venture Services at NextFab\n Professor Deanna M. Merritt\, Ph.D\, Marketing & Management at Goldey-Beacom College \n Charuni Patibanda\, Director of Economic Development for the New Castle County X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nJoin us for the 10th annual Swim with the Sharks pitch competition taking place live during the 5th annual Delaware Entrepreneurial Summit on Tuesday\, October 4th. \;
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\nWith a grand prize of $10\,000\, runners up prize of $3\,500\, and $1\,000 People'\;s Choice award\, five entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses live in front of our judges at 6:00pm inside the Queen theatre. Presentation of prizes to take place immediately after.
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2022 Finalists
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\nPeople'\;s Choice voting open now until 9/30/22\n
Vote now to help your favorite Delaware start-up win the $1\,000 People&rsquo\;s Choice Award. Prize open to all semi-finalists and finalists. \;
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People&rsquo\;s Choice Award: How to Vote \;
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  1. Watch the preliminary round pitches \;on the Emerging Enterprise Center&rsquo\;s website
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  2. Cast your \;vote online \;and \;by text \;for your favorite Delaware start-up by October 1 online and by text. Each person can vote once per method.
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Final Judges:
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PEOPLE&rsquo\;S CHOICE AWARD:
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All finalists receive a one year membership to the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce ($350 value) and a three month membership for NextFab ($876 value).
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\n LOCATION:The Queen Theater 500 N. Market Street Wilmington\, DE 19801 UID:e.2890.5980 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260405T055542Z URL:https://business.eecincubator.com/events/details/10th-annual-swim-with-the-sharks-pitch-competition-5980 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR