Kingston Ventures Study tour introduces Queen's MBAs to local businesses

The full-time MBA Class of 2011 toured local businesses and learned to fine tune their pitching skills during the 9th annual Kingston Ventures Study Tour (KVST) on Sept. 16.

Each year, the KVST enables students to research small- and medium-sized businesses in the Kingston area, providing great exposure for local businesses and information on career possibilities for students. Teams visit three Kingston companies and are assigned one about which they deliver a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel of judges. This year’s winners pitched Qubit Systems Inc., a Queen’s spin-off that specializes in the design of instrumentation for research and teaching in the biological sciences. Congratulations to winners Andrew MacDonald, Diane Rai, Mandeep Bhatt, Rommy Hijazi, Christelle Sitti-Mawubedzro and Adam Zabrodski.