FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – “Shark Tank,” a reality TV show about American business, debuted in August 2009. In the show, potential entrepreneurs would make business presentations for a panel of venture capitalists in hopes of convincing them to invest in their companies.
Fast forward to Friday, May 5, 2023, and Nova Southeastern University has plans to take the “Shark Tank” concept to another level with a special class of graduating Sharks.
The 2023 Huizenga Business Innovation Academy Seed Funding Pitch Day is NSU’s version of the “Shark Tank,” and the stakes are high. The college has a pool of $500,000 awaiting the next wave of young entrepreneurs. Students who successfully pitch their business plans will each receive $20,000 in seed funding to further develop their dreams.
THERE WILL BE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STORYTELLING, VIDEO, PHOTOS, and INTERVIEWS.
Pitch Day will take place Friday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alan B. Levan I NSU Broward Center of Innovation on the top floor of NSU’s Alvin Sherman Library.
This semester, the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship graduates its inaugural class from its Huizenga Business Innovation Academy, where students are able to earn their bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. in just four years. The academy is fertile ground for entrepreneurial development – an incubator where students spend four years immersed in the ins and outs of developing their own business plans.
At the academy, students learn to be an agile and adaptable business leader from faculty who already are. They get hands-on, practical experience, with plenty of internship and experiential learning opportunities with an NSU corporate partner, entrepreneur, or business advisory board member. They also get to run their own student business during a special summer boot camp.
On Friday, May 5, 2023, the pressure will be on. The excitement will be palpable. And the competition will be fierce.
Come out for the chance to connect with future business leaders. Interview them, as well as the college’s faculty and staff, and the panelists.
Be sure to sign up for NSU’s RSS feed so you don’t miss any of our news releases, guest editorials and other announcements. Please sign up HERE. You can also follow us on Twitter @NSUNews.
MEDIA CONTACT
Irvin Harrell | Office of Media Relations
Nova Southeastern University
954-262-5355 (office) | 954-945-6471 (cell)
###
About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): At NSU, students don’t just get an education, they get the competitive edge they need for real careers, real contributions and real life. A dynamic, private research university, NSU is providing high-quality educational and research programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree levels. Established in 1964, the university includes 14 colleges, the “theme park” for start-ups, scale-ups , and entrepreneurs, the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, the 215,000-square-foot Center for Collaborative Research, the private PK1-12 grade University School, the world-class NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, one of Florida’s largest public libraries. NSU students learn at our campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and online globally. With more than 200,000 alumni across the globe, the reach of the NSU community is worldwide. Classified as having “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is one of only 59 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visit www.nova.edu for more information.
