REC Innovation Showcase Pitch Competition

Miramar College Regional Entrepreneurship Center REC Lab to host
Intercollegiate Pitch Competition Sept 19, 2024
San Diego, Ca – Join us Thursday, Sept.19, 2-6 pm to watch students from San Diego Miramar College & universities from across San Diego pitch their ideas for a chance to win up to $10,000! (Parking Info)
Please RSVP to attend the REC Innovation Showcase! Students from across San Diego community colleges and universities will pitch business ideas from 2-4 pm in the Miramar College Auditorium, L105. See flyer.

There will be networking and food provided by our REC/Cook Academy students from 4-6 pm in the adjacent courtyard. Learn how you can receive a $3,000 grant after completing your 8-week training to become a licensed Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operator here, like our students did!

Students will pitch for a chance to receive up to $10,000 in prizes thanks to our partners at: San Diego Tijuana Binational Race, Earth Fan Surfboards, Startup San Diego, US Bank, High Tide AI, Cook Alliance, and SDSU Fowler College of Business Lavin Entrepreneurship Center and SDSU ZIP Launchpad. For sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Lisa Cole-Jones, Director of Development at (619) 388-7850 or [email protected], or see the REC Sponsorship Proposal.

About the Regional Entrepreneurship Center (REC) at San Diego Miramar College
The Regional Entrepreneurship Center – REC Innovation Lab is a startup incubator on the campus of San Diego Miramar College focused on providing critical resources to entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds so they can follow their passions and turn ideas into scalable, high-growth startups. The REC incubator resources are available by taking Miramar class BUSE 229A-D which start on September 17th. You can find info to register here, or come by the REC T-Th between 12pm and 5pm and we will help you sign up.

About San Diego Miramar College
One of four colleges within the San Diego Community College District, San Diego Miramar College offers associate degrees, certificates of completion, and the first two years of a bachelor’s degree. Founded in 1969, and located in Mira Mesa, the college services 16,000 students annually with 42 programs that offer 75 associate degrees and 97 career technical education certificates. The College was recently voted a San Diego Favorite College in the San Diego Union Tribune’s Readers Poll.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Steve Quis, Public Information Officer
619.388.7865/[email protected]
~or~
Tanya Hertz, REC Director
619 813-0969/[email protected]