B.E.T.A. Challenge Semifinalists Pitch Their Startups
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Brianna Radicioni
| April 5, 2019
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Brianna Radicioni
Brianna DiPietro Radicioni is the Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her career includes public relations and strategic communications planning for corporations, nonprofit organizations, startups, and thought leaders. She is a proud alumna of Babson.
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B.E.T.A. Challenge semifinalists pitched their businesses and shared their accomplishments at the Venture Expo on Wednesday, April 3. From the Venture Expo, only nine went on to the final round to compete for over $300,000 in cash and in-kind services on Thursday, April 11.
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Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups, Campus
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