Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Is there a problem you want to solve? Do you see the potential for a business that should be started? We want to hear about it! 30-second startup pitch events are scheduled throughout the fall semester.
All-major scholarship competition
Fall 2026 open-pitch days
Sept. 8 - Nov. 29, 2026
Come to the Baker Pattillo Student Center spirit lounge any Wednesday between noon and 1 p.m.
We'll also rotate around campus to different buildings for additional open-pitch days. Keep an eye on social media for details.
Participate as an individual or a team. Scholarship funds are split among the members of a winning team.
Rewards
- Free T-shirt: Pitch your idea in person during an open-pitch day
- Spirit Outfitters $500 voucher:
- student organization with the most submissions
- fraternity or sorority with the most submissions.
Each college's top idea individual or team will receive:
- $1,000 in scholarship funds.
- Automatic acceptance into the spring 2027 Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition.
- Recorded pitch will be shown to attendees of an early-Spring SFA basketball game.
At the game
Audience applause-o-meter will determine SFA's overall first-, second- and third-place competition winners.
- First place overall: $3,000 in additional scholarships
- Second place overall: $2,500 in additional scholarships
- Third place overall: $2,000 in additional scholarships
- Honorable mentions: $500 in additional scholarship