<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2024/smerd-pitch-competition.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>11/26/2024</pubDate><title>Empowering Innovation: Innovative Pitch Competition Shows ‘Entrepreneurial spirit is thriving at the University of New Haven’</title><description>The Pompea College of Business’ third annual Smerd Pitch Competition showcased student innovation and collaboration, inspiring creativity and transformative ideas.</description><hide-description/><author>Caitlin Truesdale, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>November 26, 2024</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/business/news/2024/smerd-togen.jpg" alt="1st place team (ToGen) of the Pompea College of Business' Smerd Pitch Competition"/></image><image-caption>1st place team (ToGen) of the Pompea College of Business' Smerd Pitch Competition</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2024</tag></tags></item>