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Husky Dog Pound draws largest field yet

More than 650 young entrepreneurs making up 70-plus teams were put to the test at Bloomsburg University’s third annual Husky Dog Pound — a Shark Tank-inspired business pitch competition hosted by the Zeigler College of Business with $20,000 in prizes.

The Husky Dog Pound competition gives students in middle school, high school and BU students of all majors a chance to pitch business ideas to teams of judges with the winning middle school/high school team taking home $1,000. Second place won $750, followed by $500 for third and $250 for fourth through 10th place. University winners took home $3,500 for first place, $2,500 for second, $1,700 for third, $1,300 for fourth, and $1,000 to round out the top five. 

Top 10 Middle School/High School Division

Forever Cord — South Western High School, MiKayla Simone

Future of Fleetwood — Fleetwood Area High School; Syndey Galtere, Tyler Becker, Eric Vasquez, Kylee Paules

Milton Hershey School (Team 1) — Milton Hershey School, Davan Hanley

Quick Cards — Selinsgrove Area High School; Jonathan Bosworth, Antonio Margel, Coy Bastian

Abraham Lincoln HS (Team 3) — Abraham Lincoln HS, Marina Ayob

Apex Power — Kane Middle School; Max Smith, Xavior Hulings, John Bell, Wyatt Jensen

Etho Bar — Parkland High School; Steph Hunter, Ryan Turner, Ali Bhallo

Stadium App — Emmaus High School; Emily Lopez, Matt Rodrigus

Mindful Munchies — Jefferson Middle School; Macie Miller, Grace Nellas, Leah Kessler, Ava Tischendorf

Serendipity — Cedar Cliff High Schoo; Madison Passmore, Kadence Valora

Top 5 University Division 

C.S.G. — Bawe Salehi, junior international business major

Omne — Tristan Peace, senior business administration and marketing major; Fady Smouni, senior economics major

WoodLuck Apparel Co.3 — James Brown, senior business administration management major

The No Hike Bike — David Barber, junior business administration management major; Michaela Poulard, junior communication studies major

OnePaw Co. — Jordan Rivera, sophomore business administration and marketing major; Mina Fayez, sophomore international business major

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Making the winning pitch 

More than 250 young entrepreneurs were put to the test, including roughly 150 high school students representing 18 schools, at Bloomsburg University’s second annual Husky Dog Pound — a Shark Tank-inspired business pitch competition with $25,000 in prizes. There were 100-plus BU students who also competed. Competitors were encouraged to pitch products in product and service categories including, but not limited to: 

Entrepreneurship – pure business

Social Entrepreneurship – developing, funding, and implementing solutions to social, cultural, or environmental issues

Science and Technology – finding a unique approach to solve issues in the science and technology industry

Education – taking an educational approach in aiding customers with education or learning

High schools competing from northeastern and central Pennsylvania included Berwick, Central Columbia, Central Mountain, Danville, Hughesville, Lewisburg, Line Mountain, Loyalsock Township, Midd-West, Mifflinburg, Montoursville, Mount Carmel, Northumberland Christian, Northwest, Selinsgrove, Tunkhannock, Warrior Run and Wyoming Valley West.

High School Division Winners

Milton Hershey — Florida Good-Gonzales

Susquenita — Elizabeth Misner

Central Columbia — Tanner Vandermark, Connor Eyerly

Nazareth — Kensler Telfort

Central Mountain — Zane Dutton, Hanna Weaver

Central Mountain — Taryn Kimball, Jess Parigalini

Clearfield — Seth Miller, Jason Stanko

Berwick — Sawyer Kemp

Central Dauphin — Ally Yoder, Madeline Cherry

Hollidaysburg — Connor McConnell, Rohan Gupta

East Stroudsburg — TreVaughn Ellis, Zachery Uporsky

Dallas — Michael Collins, Asher Smart, Nicholas Cocher, Jay Bittner, Steven Vineralli

Dallas — Zach Kalan, Josh Kalan, Mason Gauttso, Jack Zardecki, Larson Rice, Adam Borton

Central Mountain — Brittnee Winslow, Carolyn Valndia 

Berwick — Morgan Cooper

Saucon Valley — Caroline Gilbert, Keegan Market, Thomas Stern, Kaleigh Hess-Davila

Lewisburg — Peter Kinnaman, Steven Stiger, Draven Marino

Mount Nittany Middle School — Deila Lower, Alexa Lloyd, Ric Bhattacharyya, Zach Cheslock

Selinsgrove — Brandy Inch, Chris Kalcich

South Western — Bradley Smutek, Ronak Patel

East Stroudsburg — Kieran Laverty

Millville — Will Holdren, Owen Rechner, Ty Babb

Hollidaysburg — Josh Dunkle, Dylan Allison

Cedar Cliff — Maya Capozzoli

Montoursville — Katie See, Emily Pittinger, Marlea Fry, Samantha Miller

Milton Hershey — Corrina De Jesus, Crystal Beriguete-Castro

Parkland — Michael Novak, Micahel Gombos, Logan Rindock, Adriel Montes

Montoursville — Lakenna Twigg

Central Dauphin — Allie Summerville, Amanda Varner, Luke Sauers

Lewisburg — Isabelle Kim, Gabriel Naginey, Noah Carboni, Lillian Smith

College Division Winners

Sleazy Greetings — Nathanial Teichler

Creative Way Films — Tristan Peace

People’s Top Choice Transportation — Jimel Calliste, Dorron Hunt

Scoop Strap — Collin Breidenbach

SkyCab — John Van Buren, Julia Wittman, Haley Bennett

Becoming Elite Lifestyle — Charles Fehlandt

Jungo — Franklin Zamadics

Time Capsule — Tanner Chowns

LunchMate — Khadijah Riaz, Nazia Riaz

Snack in the Back — Tim Primrose, Rachel Startzel

A bridge to the real world

BU's Zeigler College of Business is one of only five percent of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB. More than 2,000 students major or minor in accounting, finance, information technology, management, marketing, or supply chain management. Students may also minor in human resource management and professional sales. New MBA programs in Bloomsburg and Philadelphia include 4+1 MBA (for outstanding undergraduates), one-year Fast-Track MBA, and part-time Professional MBA programs.

Accounting boasts CPA pass rates in the top 15 percent nationally. Finance recently added a new concentration in personal financial planning. A state-of-the-art finance lab supports research and teaching for students, faculty, and the local community. The professional sales program was recently named among the top 100 programs in North America. A new sales lab, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania will help students develop sales and presentation skills. A recent gift supported a new major in supply chain management, endowed professorship, and establishment of the Nicholas J. Giuffre Center of Supply Chain Management.

The Zeigler Institute for Professional Development (ZIPD) sponsors executive panels, seminars, and an annual business conference to help students develop professional skills and network with alumni. A new Global Business Institute supports study abroad and international partnerships, and a new Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute sponsors entrepreneurship events. ZCOB, recognized regionally for its outstanding programs, is regarded as one of the top business schools in PA.