{"id":46988,"date":"2022-11-30T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=46988"},"modified":"2022-12-02T08:13:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T14:13:51","slug":"bsu-marketing-students-swim-in-shark-tank-during-mock-trade-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/30\/bsu-marketing-students-swim-in-shark-tank-during-mock-trade-show\/","title":{"rendered":"BSU Marketing Students Swim in Shark Tank During Mock Trade Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over 30 Bemidji State University students taking marketing courses from Dr. Angie Kovarik, assistant professor of business administration, flexed their product development, marketing and sales muscles during a mock trade show at downtown Bemidji’s Mayflower Building on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n

Eight groups of students showcased a semester’s worth of academic work behind trade show-style booths where they pitched their products and answered questions from community business leaders and BSU faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

In addition to prior classroom presentations, groups were graded on several aspects of their pitches including product knowledge, communications skills and booth appearance.<\/p>\n

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Nature Cooks was voted the best overall product of the trade show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nature Cooks, a cookware product that can cook food without an external heat source, received the Best Overall award as voted by attendees. The product was developed by Noel Skadberg and Kayleah Breitweser, both of Park Rapids, Mitchell Nemec of International Falls and Michael Navis of Cedar Grove, Wisc.<\/p>\n

“We found an area of the camping industry that was a pain, specifically meal prep, so we designed a solar-powered pan hooked up to a lithium-ion battery that can reach temperatures up to 500 degrees,” Navis said.<\/p>\n

Additional product ideas included:<\/p>\n