{"id":13089,"date":"2022-09-27T16:55:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/?page_id=13089"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:04:46","slug":"panther-pitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/pitches-competitions\/panther-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Panther Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/01\/panther-pitch-participants-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Group of participants at the Panther Pitch event with a colorful logo in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-18238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/01\/panther-pitch-participants-2022.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/2025\/01\/panther-pitch-participants-2022-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Hey UWM! Got an idea? Beginner and experienced pitchers are invited to share ideas and compete at this pitch competition co-sponsored with the UWM Black Student Cultural Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panther Pitch consists of two levels: beginner level and experienced level. The choice is up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginner level competition has participants working closely with professionals who have created a startup business venture to develop an impactful pitch. Three winners will be selected at this level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experienced level competition has participants competing in a pitch competition for your venture. Afterwards, you will help entry-level entrepreneurs develop their pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All UWM students are eligible to participate. Your two-minute-long pitch can win you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A one-on-one meeting with an established business professional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A professional headshot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Entrepreneur Resource Kit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cocktail hour access during November&#8217;s business networking event<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LEC Swag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-17812\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Events<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/launch-and-lunch\/\">Lunch &amp; Launch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/talk-series\/\">Talk Series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/pitches-competitions\/\">Pitches and Competitions<\/a><ul><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/pitches-competitions\/panther-pitch\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Panther Pitch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/pitches-competitions\/uwmwbit\/\">UW-Milwaukee Host 10th Annual Big Idea Qualifier &amp; Tournament<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/uwm-innovators-expo\/\">2026 UWM Design Open and Innovators Expo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/lubar-entrepreneurship-center\/events\/event-workshop-feedback\/\">Event\/Workshop Feedback<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29001,"featured_media":0,"parent":8657,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/centered.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[39228]},"class_list":["post-13089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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