Acer reaches out to young entrepreneurs through 'The Pitch' show

Aiming to connect with young minds across the country and helping them realize their true potential, Acer India has partnered with Bloomberg TV India in the show 'The Pitch'. A one-of-its-kind show, 'The Pitch' invites India's best entrepreneurs to a contest of skills and business plans.

"India is set to become the youngest country in the world by 2020. Given the increasing significance and visible impact of entrepreneurship, these young entrepreneurs need to be nurtured well. We have always reached to the country's youth, enabling them with cutting-edge technology. With our association with the Pitch show, we aim to take our youth-connect to another level and encourage young talent in India", said S. Rajendran, chief marketing officer, Acer India.

­Friday, 18th October episode of 'The Pitch' show featured contenders creating innovative television commercials for the top-of-the-line Acer S7 Ultrabook. Every week viewers stand a chance to win an Acer Iconia B1 tablet by answering two simple contest questions. The grand finale of the contest will witness one lucky viewer taking home an Aspire S3 Ultrabook by successfully guessing the final winner of the show.

Amrit Rai, business head, Bloomberg TV India said "As a premier business news channel of India, we believe that we need to deliver more than just stock and trade news. Through ‘The Pitch' Bloomberg TV India continues to strengthen its commitment to make a difference to viewers' lives. We have always encouraged the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country. There is no dearth of ideas but the buck always stops at the funds and through this show the winner not only gets the funds but also a direction for his/her idea .With the aim of promoting spirit of entrepreneurship, we are glad to have a global powerhouse like Acer associate with us for this Endeavour."