One month after winning the top spot in the first round of Marietta College’s PioBiz competition, Lilly Posti ’25 (Burgettstown, Pennsylvania) and Alexis Sommers ’25 (Nelsonville, Ohio) were already turning their idea into a reality.
Starting with a PioBiz workshop on Thursday, January 27th, the Entrepreneurship Program at Marietta College will offer six events throughout the Spring 2022 semester under the umbrella of the Riverview Credit Union Mid-Ohio Valley Entrepreneurship Expo. All the events are in-person and free to the public.
Round 1 of the PioBiz Competition — Problem/Solution — starts at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 3rd. This poster competition will take in The Gathering Place. Audience members may vote for their favorite business idea by investing PioBiz dollars in their favorite business.
Marietta College’s Entrepreneurship program is designed to help students develop entrepreneurial skills and mindset.
Who will win up to $10,000 to start their own business? You be the judge during Round 3 of the PioBiz Competition on Thursday, December 2nd. The presentations will take place from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Austin McCleary ’22 (Marietta, Ohio) has won back-to-back rounds of Marietta College’s PioBiz competition with “The Car Library” concept.
Austin McCleary ’22 (Marietta, Ohio) is studying actuarial science and may one day have a career as a budget analyst, insurance underwriter or a cost estimator — maybe even all three.
Round 1 of the PioBiz Competition — Problem/Solution — starts at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 11th. Participants can win up to $190 just by identifying a problem and suggesting a solution. The application deadline is Monday, March 1st.
Jacqueline Khorassani, Director of the Entrepreneurship Program at Marietta College, and Faith Knutsen, Director of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Ohio University’s Voinovich School, are joined by Cheryl Bolyard-Ferrebee, Owner of TGG Brand Marketing and Design in Parkersburg, West Virginia, as they facilitate the second PioBiz W