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What is First Pitch For Kids?
First Pitch for Kids 2024 is Australia’s largest national youth entrepreneurship competition! Last year was the first ever online AT HOME national entrepreneurship competition for kids. This year you can create and pitch your ideas from home and submit them online.
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How does it work?
1.) Come up with an idea and business pitch (Think Shark Tank!)
2.) Parents must fill out the registration form 3.) State Winners win $100 and are selected to pitch their idea over Video Conference to our expert Judging panel Judge grand prize winner wins a 1:1 Consultation valued at an additional $150! |
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Who can do it?
First Pitch for Kids 2024 is open to any child in Australia under the age of 18. Kids may apply as an individual or as a team with a sibling or (socially-distanced) friend. If teams are different ages, you must enter in the oldest students age group. Parents may help film and upload video. Please remember, this is a competition for kids, not adults.
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Who created First Pitch For Kids?
Jim Schuman is the co-founder of First Pivot. Their company provides entrepreneurial education for primary and secondary schools across Australia. Yet, no venue existed for budding entrepreneurs in primary school to test out, share, or hone their entrepreneurial skills. Inspired by the hit show, “Shark Tank”, Jim created First Pitch For Kids.
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Why participate in the competition?
Aside from the monetary prizes, kids will receive the following benefits:
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What are the judging criteria?
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Design And Record Your Pitch In Canva
Did you know that Canva is an Australian startup success story?
They've built the world's most simple to use graphic design platform. It allows users of all ages to design anything you can imagine. And if you can't imagine it, they probably have a template that can help you.
As a student and part of the First Pitch family, you are entitled to access Canva’s premium software package,
‘Canva for Education’ for FREE! Simply ask your teacher to invite you to join Canva for Education. They can do this from their Canva for Education account.
Students below 13 need parental consent to use Canva for Education
This is in line with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (if applicable) and our Privacy Policy. You can use this sample consent template to help teachers get consent, but it is your school’s responsibility to determine how to use it and to ensure it meets your requirements. Include your school’s contact information and details about the services that you enable, and share it along with resources about Canva's Privacy Policy.
As a student and part of the First Pitch family, you are entitled to access Canva’s premium software package,
‘Canva for Education’ for FREE! Simply ask your teacher to invite you to join Canva for Education. They can do this from their Canva for Education account.
Students below 13 need parental consent to use Canva for Education
This is in line with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (if applicable) and our Privacy Policy. You can use this sample consent template to help teachers get consent, but it is your school’s responsibility to determine how to use it and to ensure it meets your requirements. Include your school’s contact information and details about the services that you enable, and share it along with resources about Canva's Privacy Policy.
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