WTEC Offering Business Pitch Event; Cash Awards

According to a campus press release, a chance to win critical startup funding is on the line at the kickoff of the WT Enterprise Center’s celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week.

WTEC and America’s SBDC at WTAMU, both departments of West Texas A&M University’s  Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business, will host eight events from Nov. 18 to 22 at their Amarillo facility, 2300 N. Western St. in Amarillo.

Qualified business owners can compete in a private Nov. 18 pitch event, where the top three finalists will be awarded a share of $7,500. The event is sponsored by WTEC, SBDC, Amarillo National Bank and City Federal Credit Union.

The three finalists will present their pitches to the public for the week-ending “Harvesting Success” event at 5 p.m. Nov. 22.

To qualify to make a pitch, business owners must be 18 years or older, make less than $75,000 in annual revenue, have been in business for less than two years prior to Nov. 15, and be located in one of the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.