From February 6-8, 2009, join over 450 of the nation’s brightest students, industry professionals, and young entrepreneurs at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver in experiencing innovation and entrepreneurship through Enterprize Canada 2009, Canada's largest student-run business plan competition and one of the nation’s leading entrepreneurship conferences. Tickets for the 2009 Entrepreneurship Conference on sale now.
With twenty distinguished presenters and two keynote speakers, the Entrepreneurship Conference will provide students with the most relevant tools and knowledge applicable to their current academic careers. The Conference will be complemented by a solid line-up of interactive activities, professional networking opportunities, and top-notch social events. Tickets on sale now - click here to register online or for more information about the Entrepreneurship Conference.
Interested in competing for a prize pool worth over $100,000? The National Business Plan Competition will showcase some of the best and brightest business plans from across Canada. Students compete against over 100 teams for a chance at cash prizes, mentorship opportunities, and even an opportunity to audition in front of a panel of venture capitalists on CBC’s “Dragons’ Den”. Deadline for registration and submissions: November 30th. Space is limited, so register today.
Last Thursday night Small Business BC, in conjunction with Enterprize Canada, hosted an evening of fun socializing and networking at Crush Lounge. With slick beats from Dj Reign setting the tone for the evening; entrepreneurs, business students and industry professionals participated in networking games, received wise words of advice from the guest speaker, Dean Barber, and enjoyed delicious drinks and hors d’oeuvres. To top it all off, great gifts from Telus, Boathouse, Goldfish, Joe Forte’s, Golds Gym, Float Relaxation Lounge, Flaming June Day Spa, SoHo Sales Coaching, and others were presented as door prizes to some very lucky winners.
The name dropping continues with special thanks to CGA B.C., the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and The Butler Did It Catering Company, who caused many a friendly competition over their delicious dessert pastries.
Popcorn, a yellow smily-face bucket, Lysol wipes and a lamp – what do these items have in common? Well, only attendees of this event would know. As Enterprize’s first networking event, formalities were thrown out the window and were instead replaced by innovative and fun activities for a livelier social environment. This, along with the laid-back atmosphere of Crush Lounge, allowed potential relationships to flourish. Look forward to more similar events held by Enterprize Canada and its partners sometime in the near future.
Created in 1993 as a federal/provincial partnership and then transformed into a not-for-profit Society in 2002, Small Business BC is British... [more]
Renowned as one of Canada’s largest student-run entrepreneurial conferences and business plan competitions, Enterprize Canada provides a glimpse into the future of Canadian innovation and growth. 450 delegates, competitors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs from across Canada are provided with a platform to transform their visions into reality in this two-part event held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Over the course of its seven year history, Enterprize had jump-started numerous business ideas, from such companies as PeerFX, an online currency exchange featured on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, to Energy Aware, a company focused on “demand management solutions for today's changing electrical grid”.
Energy Aware Technology was an idea that started as a class project at UBC, and Enterprize was the first business plan competition we entered. It truly inspired us to think outside of the classroom and having gone through the process, it encouraged us to seriously consider entrepreneurship as an option after graduation. This competition provided us with our first external affirmation that we were providing something of value with the capability to be monetized, and for those intending to get out there and actually act on their business ideas, Enterprize is a great launch pad and supportive conduit to getting started. - Janice Cheam, Energy Aware Technology Inc., Winner, Enterprize 2005
A select number of speakers and workshops will be dedicated to providing tech-savvy students with a supply of entrepreneurial skills as part of Enterprize’s commitment to extend the conference to different faculties. This year, Enterprize expands its horizon by reaching out to those who are specializing in applied and computer sciences. In today’s marketplace, demand for those who are technologically competent is high, and therefore, those who are able can become entrepreneurs by creating their own business. With both the Engineering and Sciences faculties on board as Academic Partners at UBC, as well as the local Vancouver business community, Enterprize will educate and inspire creative minds.
Energy Aware Technology is developing the PowerTab, a device that provides real-time feedback on the electricity consumption in the home in dollars... [more]
PeerFX is an online peer-to-peer currency exchange. By bringing people together to exchange with each other instead of through the banks, we... [more]
