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1<#include "${templatesPath}/NAVIGATION-MACRO-FTL" /> 
2 
3<#if !entries?has_content> 
4    <#if themeDisplay.isSignedIn()> 
5        <div class="alert alert-info"> 
6            <@liferay.language key="there-are-no-menu-items-to-display" /> 
7        </div> 
8    </#if> 
9<#else> 
10    <#assign 
11        portletDisplay = themeDisplay.getPortletDisplay() 
12 
13        navbarId = "navbar_" + portletDisplay.getId() 
14    /> 
15 
16    <div id="${navbarId}" class="mt-3"> 
17        <div class="accordion" id="${navbarId}-top-accordion"> 
18            <div class="accordion navbar-site" id="${navbarId}-accordion"> 
19                <header id="${navbarId}-header" class="d-block d-md-none text-right" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#${navbarId}-top-collapse" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="${navbarId}-top-collapse">Section Menu <i class="menu-icon ml-2"></i><hr/></header> 
20                <div id="${navbarId}-top-collapse" class="collapse d-md-block pl-0 ml-0" aria-labelledby="${navbarId}-header" data-parent="#${navbarId}-top-accordion"> 
21                    <#assign navItems = entries /> 
22 
23                    <#list navItems as navItem> 
24                        <#assign showChildrenNavItems = (displayDepth != 1) && navItem.hasBrowsableChildren() /> 
25 
26                        <#if navItem.isBrowsable() || showChildrenNavItems> 
27                            <#assign 
28                                nav_item_css_class = "" 
29                                nav_item_href_link = "" 
30                            /> 
31 
32                            <#if navItem.isChildSelected() || navItem.isSelected()> 
33                                <#assign nav_item_css_class = "active" /> 
34                            </#if> 
35 
36                            <#if navItem.isBrowsable()> 
37                                <#assign nav_item_href_link = "href='${navItem.getURL()}' ${navItem.getTarget()}" /> 
38                            </#if> 
39 
40                            <div class="card collapse-card shadow-none border-0 mb-0"> 
41                                <#if showChildrenNavItems> 
42                                    <#assign toggle_text> 
43                                        <@liferay.language key="toggle" /> 
44                                    </#assign> 
45                                </#if> 
46                                <#if showChildrenNavItems> 
47                                    <div class="collapse-header card-header mb-0 border-0" id="${navbarId}-card-header-${navItem?index}"> 
48                                        <button class="${nav_item_css_class} btn btn-link collapse-btn d-inline-flex justify-content-between align-items-center w-100" type="button" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#${navbarId}-collapse-${navItem?index}" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="${navbarId}-collapse-${navItem?index}"> 
49                                            <span class="collapse-header-text mb-0 text-left mr-2">${navItem.getName()}</span> 
50                                            <span class="collapse-header-chevron"></span> 
51                                            <span class='sr-only'>${toggle_text}</span> 
52                                        </button> 
53                                    </div> 
54                                    <div class="collapse" id="${navbarId}-collapse-${navItem?index}" aria-lablledby="${navbarId}-card-header-${navItem?index}" data-parent="#${navbarId}-accordion"> 
55                                        <div class="card-body p-0"> 
56                                            <@buildChildrenNavItems 
57                                                displayDepth=displayDepth 
58                                                navItem=navItem 
59                                            /> 
60                                        </div> 
61                                    </div> 
62                                </#if> 
63                                 
64                            </div> 
65                        </#if> 
66                    </#list> 
67                </div> 
68            </div> 
69        </div> 
70    </div> 
71 
72    <@liferay_aui.script use="liferay-navigation-interaction"> 
73        var navigation = A.one('#${navbarId}'); 
74 
75        Liferay.Data.NAV_INTERACTION_LIST_SELECTOR = '.navbar-site'; 
76        Liferay.Data.NAV_LIST_SELECTOR = '.navbar-site'; 
77 
78        if (navigation) { 
79            navigation.plug(Liferay.NavigationInteraction); 
80        } 
81    </@> 
82</#if> 
83 
84<style> 
85    #${navbarId} .collapse-card { 
86        border-radius: 0; 
87    } 
88 
89    #${navbarId} .collapse-header { 
90        background-color: #ffffff; 
91        border-radius: 0; 
92        padding: 0; 
93    } 
94 
95    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:active, 
96    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus, 
97    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-within, 
98    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:target, 
99    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:hover, 
100    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-visible { 
101        background-color: #b31b1b; 
102    } 
103 
104    #${navbarId} .collapse-header-text { 
105        font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; 
106        font-style: normal; 
107        font-weight: 600; 
108        color: #333333; 
109    } 
110 
111    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:active .collapse-header-text, 
112    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus .collapse-header-text, 
113    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-within .collapse-header-text, 
114    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:target .collapse-header-text, 
115    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:hover .collapse-header-text, 
116    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-visible .collapse-header-text { 
117        color: #ffffff; 
118    } 
119 
120    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:active, 
121    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:focus, 
122    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:focus-within, 
123    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:target, 
124    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:hover, 
125    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn:focus-visible { 
126        box-shadow: none; 
127        text-decoration: none; 
128    } 
129 
130    #${navbarId} .collapse-header-chevron::before { 
131        font-family: 'fontawesome-alloy'; 
132        color: #333333; 
133    } 
134 
135    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:active .collapse-header-chevron::before, 
136    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus .collapse-header-chevron::before, 
137    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-within .collapse-header-chevron::before, 
138    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:target .collapse-header-chevron::before, 
139    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:hover .collapse-header-chevron::before, 
140    #${navbarId} .collapse-header:focus-visible .collapse-header-chevron::before { 
141        color: #ffffff; 
142    } 
143 
144    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn[aria-expanded="true"] > .collapse-header-chevron::before { 
145        font-family: FontAwesome; 
146			  content: "\f078"; 
147        color: #ffffff; 
148    } 
149 
150    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn[aria-expanded="false"] > .collapse-header-chevron::before { 
151        font-family: FontAwesome; 
152        content: "\f077"; 
153    } 
154 
155    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn[aria-expanded="true"] { 
156        background-color: #b31b1b; 
157    } 
158 
159    #${navbarId} .collapse-btn[aria-expanded="true"] > .collapse-header-text { 
160        color: #ffffff; 
161    } 
162 
163    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item.active { 
164        background-color: #b31b1b; 
165        color: #ffffff; 
166        text-decoration: none; 
167    } 
168 
169    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item { 
170        background-color: #ffffff; 
171        color: #333333; 
172        font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; 
173        font-style: normal; 
174        font-weight: 600; 
175        padding-top: 6px; 
176        padding-bottom: 6px; 
177    } 
178 
179    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:active, 
180    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:focus, 
181    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:focus-within, 
182    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:target, 
183    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:hover, 
184    #${navbarId} .dropdown-item:focus-visible { 
185        background-color: #b31b1b; 
186        color: #ffffff; 
187    } 
188 
189    #${navbarId} .card-body > li { 
190        display: block; 
191    } 
192 
193    #${navbarId} header { 
194        font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; 
195        font-style: normal; 
196        font-weight: 600; 
197    } 
198 
199    #${navbarId} .menu-icon { 
200        font-family: "fontawesome-alloy"; 
201        speak: none; 
202        font-style: normal; 
203        font-weight: normal; 
204        font-variant: normal; 
205        text-transform: none; 
206        line-height: 1; 
207        -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; 
208    } 
209     
210    #${navbarId} header[aria-expanded="false"] .menu-icon:before { 
211			  font-family: 'FontAwesome'; 
212        content: "\f0c9"; 
213    } 
214     
215    #${navbarId} header[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-icon:before { 
216			  font-family: 'FontAwesome'; 
217        content: "\f00d"; 
218    } 
219</style> 

12th Annual Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC)

 was held at Marist on April 5, 2024

      The 2024 Perfect Your Pitch and Mentoring Information Session was held on February 21, 2024. This session included a brief overview of the MHRBPC and a "Perfect Your Pitch" Presentation on how to communicate persuasively. For a recording of the session, please click here, or use the link.  https://marist-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/2CQi0kffHStuVuh4VGWYj7xq9hdygAW_Inn0G17l8NFyuqM2sc5Yy1n-uR8ASVcf.US2vN0FujpOUFpZc

To view the power point of the Perfect Your Pitch presentation, click here.

To view the power point presentation on the overview of the MHRBPC and mentoring session, click here. 

The 2024 "Perfect Your Pitch" session included a brief overview of the MHRBPC, information on the mentoring program and a presentation from Dr. Jennifer Robinette, Assistant Professor of Communication and Public Relations at Marist on how to communicate persuasively. Cynthia Worrad, Assistant Dean of the School of Computer Science and Mathematics provided key information on the 2024 competition and mentoring program. 

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Learn how to communicate persuasively to perfect a business plan pitch and prepare for the competition, along with connecting to successful community members through the business plan competition mentoring program to assist with your entrepreneurial journey.

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Jennifer Robinette, Assistant Professor of Communication and Public Relations at Marist shared her tips on how to "Perfect Your Pitch" and create an informative and engaging business plan pitch video and in-person pitch to engage the judges.

Dr. Jennifer Robinette

An image of Dr. Jennifer Robinette

 

Travis Biro, Senior Product Manager, Ensono, discussed his experience as a former competitor and winner of the 2019 MHRBPC, and now, as a judge for the 2024 MHRBPC competition. Travis has been involved in the competition since his win in 2019 supporting the efforts of the Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition (MHRBPC) and the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC). 

Travis Biro

The Mid-Hudson Regional Business Plan Competition encourages students to build their own business idea and compete for funding. Winners of the regional competition have the opportunity to move on to compete in the NYS Business Plan Competition (NYBPC).  The business plan competitions encourage students to think like entrepreneurs and provide them with in-kind and monetary support and incentives to develop their prospective businesses.

New York State Competition (NYBPC): Winners from the 10 regions in New York State get the opportunity to move on to the NYBPC finals, held over three elimination rounds. First Round: Student Team Videos and Slide Decks are required for asynchronous judging and selection of top teams per track and special prize winners. Second Round: Student Teams Pitch business plans to a panel of judges, in-person in individual Tracks on April 25, 2024; and Third Round: Winning Team in each Track from round two competes in-person for Grand Prize. Also, see https://nybpc.org/ for more information and updates.

For questions, contact Roberta Diggins at roberta.diggins@marist.edu or Cynthia Worrad at cynthia.worrad@marist.edu

Learn more about the New York State Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) https://nybpc.org/

NYS Rulebook for 2024

 

Picture of NYBPC Rulebook