Introduction to Business students participated in the “Shark Tank” project last week. Local business leaders critiqued students’ pitches for creative new products and offered real-world advice on their business proposals. Proposed products included a sensory bracelet called “Twiddle Fiddles” as well as baseball/softball cleats and shoes called “Switches.”

Members of the panel and sharks were Mike Murphy, president and CEO, The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce; Drew Kinney, assistant team lead/realtor, Kathy Garst Sales Team – The Real Estate Group; Todd Weir, assistant vice president, lending, INB, N.A.; and Brian and Adrienne Murphy, president and secretary/treasurer with Vancil-Murphy Funeral Home.