32 years and still going strong! Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors for helping us award over $50k in awards to student entrepreneurs across the state of Montana at the 2021 John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge.

I just published today's positivity newsletter. This edition features Elephant Revival, the Stolpersteine project, a biotech innovation, and the John Ruffatto Startup Challenge. Enjoy! SPI: 10.15.21, by kenfichtler spinewsletter.substack.com/p/spi-101521?r…

Thank you to our Gold, Silver and Hotel Sponsors for making last week's 32nd John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge a success. Through their support, we were able to award over $50k worth of prizes to our competitors! #jrbsc

Great to see 2021 John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge competitor, Bridgible, as one of the teams to receive all the excellent resources from Blackfoot Communications and C2M Beta

Eight finalists have been selected for the 33rd John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge on Friday, April 15. Learn more about our finalists and how to RSVP for the live public event: bit.ly/3u49a3L #JRBSC

Join UM College of Business and Blackstone LaunchPad at UMT in supporting new student entrepreneurs at the 2022 John Ruffatto Startup Challenge from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the UM College of Education. Admission is free. tinyurl.com/2p8mwdyf #innovation #startups #entreneurship

Hear from Bloom Tech on Friday at 5 pm for the free 33rd #JRBSC public event in the ALi Auditorium in the UM College of Education. Bloom Tech specializes in farming microalgae to make an environmentally friendly, carbon negative plant fertilizer youtu.be/mATLiTCs3WU

This Friday at 5 pm is the 33rd #JRBSC live and free public event in the ALi Auditorium in the UM College of Education. Hear from competitor Good Tracker, which provides tools to help users manage their carbon footprint, so that they can be green citizens. youtu.be/YrLVd2M5IZY

Morel Tech enables restaurants to make mobile-ordering apps to better compete against mega-brands in an industry that's rapidly demanding new tech. Catch them at Friday's John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge. Doors open at 5 pm in the ALi Auditorium youtu.be/1od_05c9FhI

IMMERSION is a fashion experience where customers work 1-on-1 with designers to create customized clothes which are manufactured as both a physical product and an NFT. Catch them at 5 pm on Friday at the John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge youtu.be/czaYBrnf_XY #JRBSC

Through its app, Positivity Outward helps connect rural youth to mentors that empower the students to use reflection and action as tools for confidence and well-being. Catch them at Friday's #JRBSC live event. Doors open at 5 pm in the ALi Auditorium youtu.be/tX_gd1NpRTk

Telepathy Inc. improves coherent LiDAR to eliminate the last barrier to an autonomous vehicle future. Catch them at Friday's John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge live public event. Doors to the free event open at 5 pm in the ALi Auditorium youtu.be/xjNG_bgLC9w #JRBSC

Karn produces quality leather mittens with unique designs for skiing and snowboarding. Catch them at Friday's John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge live public event. Doors to the free event open at 5 pm in the ALi Auditorium youtube.com/shorts/RuX4ECG… #JRBSC

We Stock Your Shop is an online live purchasing experience of wholesale inventory with for small retail businesses, while providing a customer platform that will help companies succeed. Catch them at Friday's #JRBSC live event at 5 pm in the ALi Auditorium youtu.be/kwkSm-zMuqA

The finalists are set! Join us for tonight's live event in the ALi Auditorium as these four student teams compete to take home the grand prize at the 33rd annual John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the programming begins at 5 p.m. #JRBSC

Thank you to our sponsors, coaches, judges, participants and attendees for making the 33rd John Ruffatto Business Startup Challenge a success! Visit our website to see a full list of all our winners: bit.ly/3uMGmgB

Call out for those interested in supporting incredible student entrepreneurs in #Montana! The Ruffatto Startup Challenge, offered by University of Montana, is searching for additional mentors and judges for its 2023 competition. More info here! umschoolofbusinesss.submittable.com/submit/ecd3f02… UM College of Business

Montana students, 14 days left to submit your great idea. umt.edu/startup/busine… University of Montana UM College of Business Montana Western UCampus Montana Tech FVCCMT Salish Kootenai College