BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Alabama Collective - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:The Alabama Collective
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thealabamacollective.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Alabama Collective
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Chicago
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20240310T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20241103T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20250309T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20251102T070000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0600
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:CDT
DTSTART:20260308T080000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0600
TZNAME:CST
DTSTART:20261101T070000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260513T173115
CREATED:20251020T135520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T135417Z
UID:1977-1761231600-1761238800@thealabamacollective.com
SUMMARY:Magic City Business Pitch Finale - 2025
DESCRIPTION:Innovation Takes Center Stage at the 2025 Magic City Classic Business Pitch CompetitionInnovation and energy filled the room as The Alabama Collective hosted the 2025 Magic City Classic Business Pitch Competition on October 23 at Iron City Birmingham. The one-day event brought together HBCU students and recent graduates from across Alabama to pitch their business ideas and compete for nearly $20\,000 in cash prizes. More than a competition\, the event served as a launchpad for creativity and collaboration\, offering hands-on mentorship\, training sessions\, and real-world feedback from industry experts. Breaking Barriers for Alabama’s Next EntrepreneursDesigned to be accessible and inclusive\, the competition required no formal business plan—just a strong idea and a drive to make an impact. Participants represented industries including health and wellness\, technology\, food and beverage\, education\, finance\, and agriculture\, reflecting the diversity of innovation across Alabama’s HBCUs. A New Format\, More OpportunitiesThis year introduced an engaging booth-style pitch format\, where participants presented ideas within their business category. Top scorers from each booth earned $1\,000 prizes and advanced to the Pitch Finale\, where finalists pitched live on stage for the top awards. In total\, nearly $20\,000 in prizes were awarded to student entrepreneurs whose ideas combined creativity\, clarity\, and real-world potential. 								\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					2025 Pitch Competition Winners				\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n				\n										Top Scoring Pitch Booth TeamsWinning $1\,000 Each 🥇 1st Place – $4\,000GradPass by Nylah DeMar-Jones (Oakwood University)🥈 2nd Place – $3\,000GLAAM Cosmetics by Jeddie Carnes (Miles College)🥉 3rd Place – $2\,000Driven Detailing by Khalil Saadiq (Lawson State Community College)
URL:https://thealabamacollective.com/event/magic-city-business-pitch-finale-2025/
LOCATION:Iron City\, 513 22nd Street South\, Birmingham\, 35233\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://thealabamacollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HBCU-BP-2025-Pitch-Finale-16-x-9-in-scaled.png
ORGANIZER;CN="The Alabama Collective":MAILTO:info@thealabamacollective.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR