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Our high-energy pitch contest provides a unique platform for visionaries, entrepreneurs, and aspiring change-makers to showcase their ideas in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is a great opportunity to get your idea in front of potential investors, gather valuable feedback, network with other entrepreneurs and supporters of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and possibly win some cash!

Or you can just come watch for an exhilarating experience where innovation and entrepreneurship collide in 90 seconds of pure excitement as each presenter pitches their idea to a panel of judges from the Rhode Island business community and a general audience! This event will begin at 5:30pm and is free and open to the public.

This is THE workshop where you can receive FREE accounting advice from certified public accountants. Anthony Mangiarelli, Co-Chair of the Rhode Island Business Competition and a Partner at KLR, and some members of his team will provide valuable accounting advice geared towards entrepreneurs.  

This event will held at Sprout CoWorking in Providence and begins at 5:30pm. It is free and open to the public.

Hosted by the RI Business Competition, this Student Pitch Contest is open to all college and university students. This event is being held at Roger Williams University on February 11, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM.

TO ATTEND OR PITCH, go to the Eventbrite sign-up page and click on 'Reserve a spot' under General Admission. Enter your contact info and click on 'Register' and you will be sent to a page where you can enter your school and pitch information, if you are pitching.

The Pitch Contest gives participants a chance to make a business pitch, much as if they’d met a funder and wanted to explain their business proposal – with maybe 90 seconds to explain their business. Presenters must speak without PowerPoints and the like.