Four student teams will face off for $75,000 in cash and essential business services at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21, in the finals of the annual Joust New Venture Competition.聽The finals sponsored by the College of Business are free and open to the public in the UCF Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union.
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