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Democrat and Chronicle highlights RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and its annual ROC the Pitch competition, which awarded $25,000 in grants to local small businesses and entrepreneurs.

WHEC-TV showcases ROC the Pitch, a competition by RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship that gives local business owners the chance to pitch their business for a shot at winning $20,000.

Finger Lakes Times speaks to Ebony Miller, director of RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about how ROC the Pitch helps entrepreneurs across the Finger Lakes build sustainable businesses.

Fox Rochester speaks to Ebony Miller, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the contest.

The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, industrial partners, and investors, will catalyze the development of successful ventures, and will strategically consolidate several existing departments and centers supporting the university entrepreneurial community, and beyond.

Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the Shark Tank-style challenge for local business owners.

Fox Rochester speaks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the contest.

The Rochester Beacon speaks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about workplace equality.

The speedy “elevator pitch” has become an essential component of selling one’s business idea to potential investors. RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship recently gave local entrepreneurs the opportunity to compete—in five minutes or less—for the grand prize in the Pull Up & ROC the Pitch competition.

Local entrepreneur Brad Flower envisions his start-up company as the linchpin of an ecosystem offering musicians the space and time to create, explore, and collaborate. His victory as the winner of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship ROC the Pitch competition on Aug. 24 moves him one step closer to his goals.

Fox Rochester previews the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship's "ROC the Pitch" competition.

Tickets are available for ROC the Pitch, an annual entrepreneurship competition hosted by RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship. The competition, featuring six local start-ups who will pitch their business plans to guests and a panel of judges, will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 24 at Hyatt Regency Rochester.