<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/1/entrepreneurs-shine-student-pitch-competition-ksu.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/21/2026</pubDate><title>Entrepreneurs shine in 2025 Student Pitch Competition at Kentucky State</title><author/><summary>Students from across disciplines pitched venture ideas ranging from AI-powered music tools to culturally rooted culinary concepts during the 2025 Student Pitch Competition</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/Entrepreneurs%20shine%20in%202025%20Student%20Pitch%20Competition%20at%20Kentucky%20State.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>FRANKFORT, Ky. — Students from across disciplines pitched venture ideas ranging from AI-powered music tools to culturally rooted culinary concepts during the 2025 Student Pitch Competition at Kentucky State University, sponsored by the School of Business and the Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy. Open to undergraduate and graduate students from any major, the event challenged participants to refine bold ideas into business-r...</description></item>