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Want to make that pitch a little different?

Microsoft's Power Point is well into adulthood and some would say, stodgy. And while it may be true that most users seldom use the full capacity of the Office products, there's nothing like the allure of a new shiny package. Maybe you've tried Prezi? Or Powtoon? But have you tested a few others? How about Haiku Deck, Sparkol, emaze, or even RawShorts or Slid.es! Check them all out!

Texas State University Enactus/SIFE Team Wins 2014 National Championships

The Texas State University Enactus team will advance to the 2014 World Cup in China this fall. 1st Runner-Up: Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY 2nd Runner-Up: Heritage University, Toppenish, WA 3rd Runner-Up: Belmont University, Nashville, TN Texas State University – San Marcos will join other national champions from across 36 countries for the 2014 Enactus World Cup in Beijing, China on October 22-24, 2014. Read the PR Newswire release. See the video of the Texas State University Enactus team!

No slumdog millionaire here!

BetaGlide, a team from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagur, India, came to the Rice Business Plan Competition last week-end with its mobile app development tool and was awarded a $1 million prize from the Houston-based Mercury Fund. The Mercury prize, originally set at $100,000, became $1 million as investors upped the ante for this promising product.

Texas State University's SioTex Corp., a new start-up just 3 months old, received the $125,000 Texas Halo Fund prize. SioTeX has developed a "greener" silica additive derived from rice hulls for use in paints and polymers. Read more about the winners at this year's RBPC in the Houston Chronicle.

SioTeX Heads to "Rice" competition!

On April 9, 2014 Texas State University based start-up, SioTeX will be presenting at this year's Rice University Business Plan Competition! SioTeX, a specialty chemical and performance materials manufacturer, has developed a drop-in replacement for fumed silica called Eco-Sil. The production cost of Eco-Sil is 70% lower than that of conventional fumed silica. - See more at I Start!

10 million USD investment, 2 women, and safe cycling

Hövding by Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin of Sweden is a company that stands for safety combined with comfort and even fashion aesthetics. Their "invisible" bike helmet has been under development for several long years and is now making headlines around the world. Last fall NPR (National Public Radio) covered their story. And GE's Focus Forward has filmed the story of these two inventors: