Katherine Fischer Earns Top Recognition in IC Business Idea Competition

2014 Dec 19

Katherine Fischer, a senior integrated marketing communications major in the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, won the Services track of the fourth annual Business Idea Competition sponsored by the Ithaca College School of Business.

Fischer earned top recognition for On Set, an interactive moviegoer-experience application that captures movie trailers of interest to the user and syncs release dates and other data onto smartphones. Designed with team members Daniella Raposo and Eliza Diament, the idea earned its inventors $1,000 in prize money.

Created to stimulate student entrepreneurship, Business Idea Competition provides an opportunity for students to learn about brainstorming and idea qualification, practice pitching ideas on a tight schedule and connect with distinguished alumni and community members in the business world.

The Business Idea Competition is supported by alumnus Chris Burch '76, chairman of J. Christopher Capital and co-founder of the Tory Burch women's fashion label. It is open to all Ithaca College students, and weekly coaching sessions are offered by School of Business faculty members and local entrepreneurs to help guide students as they crafted their ideas and pitches.

For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/business/ideacompetition.