<p>Each year, the Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation at Grove City College holds a venture competition in which students compete in a quest for the best new original startup ideas.  In this episode, students from a variety of teams tell their story of creating and pitching ideas before a panel of successful entrepreneurs. And, Yvonne English and Logan Hammerschmitt of the Center for E+I weigh in on the day’s events as students vie for $30,000.</p><p>Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/Ay2T9Qyh1Y8" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Ay2T9Qyh1Y8</a></p><p>Watch a replay of the <a href="https://gccentrepreneurship.com/wvb-finals-2024/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2024 Wolverine Venture Battle Competition</a></p><p>-</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyjsweet/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Tim Sweet</a>, Department Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Host of the <a href="https://gccentrepreneurship.com/innovation-generation/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Innovation Generation Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_165065647576611&amp;key=0d3176c012db018d69225ad1c36210fa&amp;libId=l2au79yv0102jkan000DLosyggoux&amp;subId=d536f3ea2d441185c7674b2a8916a46f&amp;cuid=d536f3ea2d441185c7674b2a8916a46f&amp;loc=https%3A%2F%2Fgccentrepreneurship.com%2Ffaculty%2F&amp;v=1&amp;out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fyjenglish&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fgccentrepreneurship.com%2F&amp;title=Faculty%20%2B%20Staff%20%7C%20Grove%20City%20College%20Center%20for%20E%2BI&amp;txt=%3Cspan%3ELinkedIn%3C%2Fspan%3E" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yvonne English</a>, Executive Director + Entrepreneur in Residence of the <a href="https://gccentrepreneurship.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation</a> and Professor of Practice for the Department of Entrepreneurship</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganhammerschmitt/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Logan Hammerchmitt</a>, Campus Director of the <a href="https://gccentrepreneurship.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation</a> </p><p>Learn more about the <a href="https://gccentrepreneurship.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grove City College Entrepreneurship Program</a></p><p>-</p><p>2024 VENTURE BATTLE FINALISTS:</p><p>Fortifly: $6,350.00</p><p>Fortifly partners with healthcare providers specializing in eating disorder treatment by gamifying healthy habit building within a supportive community.</p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-karwowski-1596591b9/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Audrey Karwowski</a> ’26<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenikasianides/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eleni Kasianides</a> ’26<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-fiscus-82619729a/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emma Fiscus</a> ’25<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-gilkinson-08b377279/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natalie Gilkinson</a> ’27<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-gasser-5502b722b/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Owen Gasser</a> ’26Joel Riehl ’26<br /><p>Tooli: $6,050.00</p><p>A peer to peer tooling, equipment, and service rental application to help users monetize their clutter while reducing tool waste.</p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-eyre-profile/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elliot Eyre</a> ’24<br /><p>IDwear: $4,650.00 + $500 Fan Favorite</p><p>Wearable RFID solutions to improve safety and bring convenience to college campuses across the US.</p>