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From elevator pitches to Shark Tank style competitions, Nichols student innovators are working to turn big ideas into real opportunities.

Two of those innovators, Mackenzie Masters 鈥�28 and Giovanni Cucco 鈥�27, will represent 红杏视频 at the on Tuesday, Apr. 8 from 5鈥�8:30 p.m. at Off the Rails in Worcester, Massachusetts. Hosted by Venture Forum鈥攁 Central Massachusetts startup community and nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs through educational programs, networking and resources鈥擶ooTank gives student innovators from local colleges the opportunity to pitch their ventures to investors and compete for real-time feedback, mentorship and potential funding. Participants from Clark University, Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute will also take the stage.

Masters and Cucco earned their spots at the city-wide competition after standing out at Nichols鈥� own Bison Pitch contest, held on Mar. 28. Reflecting the College鈥檚 focus on entrepreneurship and bridging theory with practice, the high-energy event featured more than 25 students pitching their business ideas in a one-to-one format to alumni and guest judges. Top ventures advanced to a final round, where students delivered a seven-minute pitch for the chance to move on to WooTank.

鈥淭he creativity and drive our students showed was truly impressive,鈥� said Bison Pitch event organizer Tim Liptrap, Ed.D., associate professor of entrepreneurship and sport management. 鈥淭his competition is one way Nichols students put experiential learning into action鈥攚ith hands-on opportunities to develop, pitch and refine real business ideas in front of alumni and industry professionals. We鈥檙e excited to see Mackenzie and Giovanni carry that momentum forward as they represent Nichols at WooTank.鈥�

At the WooTank event, Masters, a management and entrepreneurship major, will pitch her business Maintenance on the Move, a mobile auto service that brings reliable, full-service vehicle maintenance directly to homes or businesses, saving customers time and eliminating the hassle of shop visits.

Cucco, a corporate finance & investments major and president of the student entrepreneurship club, will present Closet, an AI-powered virtual try-on app that lets shoppers simulate how clothes will look and fit on their body before they buy, redefining the online fashion experience.

The host for this year鈥檚 WooTank will be David Peterson, General Manager of the . The 鈥渟harks鈥� will be Kevin Anderson, a tech entrepreneur and founder of & ; Evan Cox, an investor with The Wire Group; and Stephanie Ramey, VP at and co-founder of .

(Pictured, L-R: Giovanni Cucco, Professor Tim Liptrap and Mackenzie Masters at the Bison Pitch event.)

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