The Drive: A Business Pitch Competition
The Drive, a business pitch competition presented by Inventrek Technology Park, will return October 9th to award $10,000 in seed money to a local entrepreneur.
An initiative of the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, the contest is open to those with a startup idea or expansion of an existing business located within Howard County.
The competition will take place during a “Shark Tank”-style event at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 9th in Ivy Tech’s Hingst Hall. That evening, contestants will pitch their business idea to a panel of judges.
This year’s pitch competition will feature three finalists: Brix & Co. Candles (Adrean Lamberg), Heritage Kingdom Children’s Boutique (Kayla Sager), and The Squee Gees (Ethan Hasting and Mason Kaiser.)
The 2025 Drive Competition is made possible by our sponsors: Foster Technologies, City of Kokomo, Duke Energy, Clifford Signs, Community First Bank of Indiana, Huston, Mid America Beverage Inc., Elsewhen Technology, and Shearer Printing.
The event will be open to the public, and there’s no cost to attend.
An initiative of the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance, the contest is open to those with a startup idea or expansion of an existing business located within Howard County.
The competition will take place during a “Shark Tank”-style event at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 9th in Ivy Tech’s Hingst Hall. That evening, contestants will pitch their business idea to a panel of judges.
This year’s pitch competition will feature three finalists: Brix & Co. Candles (Adrean Lamberg), Heritage Kingdom Children’s Boutique (Kayla Sager), and The Squee Gees (Ethan Hasting and Mason Kaiser.)
The 2025 Drive Competition is made possible by our sponsors: Foster Technologies, City of Kokomo, Duke Energy, Clifford Signs, Community First Bank of Indiana, Huston, Mid America Beverage Inc., Elsewhen Technology, and Shearer Printing.
The event will be open to the public, and there’s no cost to attend.
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 9, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Ivy Tech Kokomo (Hingst Hall)
1815 E Morgan St
Kokomo, IN 46901
Contact Information
Caitlin Sheets
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