Two Polytechnic students awarded at business pitch competition

Two Lethbridge Polytechnic students have placed second and third place for pitching their business proposals in a student entrepreneur competition at the Polytechnic earlier this month.

The Launchpoint Pitch Competition is hosted annually by the University of Lethbridge, which provides young entrepreneurs and post-secondary students the opportunity to pitch their business ideas, receive expert feedback and compete for prize money.

The two featured Polytechnic pitches include a supervised pop-up kennel station as an alternative to leaving pets in vehicles alone, and a centralized pet adoption platform that consolidates adoption listings into one space.

Patricia Wannamaker with Park My Pet won second place and $1,500, and Gavin Warmink with Southpaw Rescue alongside UofL student co-founder, Kiana Jans, took third place and $1,000.