The Hatch is a 10-week immersive program that takes student business ideas from concept to the stage, where they pitch their business ideas to investors in front of a live audience, similar to the popular TV show “Shark Tank.” The event can be viewed via a public livestream from 6-8 p.m. on April 13.

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Once selected to be part of The Hatch last falls, each BGSU student entrepreneur, or Hatchling, was paired with a mentor who guides them through the entire process.

The mentor works with their Hatchling during the program to help students learn important skills such as creating a budget and developing their product or service idea. The Hatch features students from a variety of majors from across BGSU.

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What sets The Hatch apart from other events is that BGSU investors make equity investments providing real money for students to incubate their business ideas and help them soar to new heights. To date, more than $800,000 has been pledged to invest and elevate Falcon business ideas.

The Hatch is presented by the Allen. W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business and the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Live viewing of The Hatch is limited and by invitation only.