2nd Annual Bear Down & Pitch Competition at Scottsdale’s Museum of the West

In just five minutes, an innovative concept for a new business venture could flourish with support from some of Arizona’s most successful entrepreneurs. That’s the hope of five student teams from the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona when they pitch their new ventures to judges Mario Martinez II, co-founder of Startup AZ Foundation, Holly Lyman, founder of WILD TONIC, and Mark Scatterday, founder of Jupiter Research, during the second annual Bear Down & Pitch competition on Thursday, April 18. 

The event, which is open to the public, takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Scottsdale Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, in Scottsdale. Christie Kerner, director of venture development at Startup AZ Foundation, will serve as the event’s emcee.