{"id":170269,"date":"2026-10-26T13:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=170269"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T17:10:41","slug":"office-of-innovation-entrepreneurship-student-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=170269","title":{"rendered":"Office of Innovation &#038; Entrepreneurship Student Pitch Competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-170270\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FY27_OIE_Pitch_Competition_Invite-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Student Pitch Competition invitation\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/resources\/office-of-innovation\/\">The Office of Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/a> invites you to our Student Pitch Competition <strong>Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.<\/strong> in Timothy J. 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