Ottawa's Shopify Brings Back Build-A-Business Competition (With a Twist)

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Ottawa's Shopify has brought back its popular Build-A-Business competition where companies use the startup's e-commerce platform to build real online stores.

Each competition has gotten bigger and bigger, with the last winner, Coffee Joulies, taking home a $100,000 grand prize in February this year. The companies in the competition generated a combined $12 million in revenue in eight months using Shopify's technology.

This year's competition is slightly different. Companies will be given $50,000 plus a personal mentor to help take their businesses "to the next level." Below is an introductory video of the competition.

 

Company:
Shopify
Website:
http://www.shopify.ca
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Shopify is an Ottawa based ecommerce platform that allows individuals and businesses to create online stores. Shopify currently powers over 50,000 active online stores around the world, including: Gatorade, Amnesty International, General Electric, Tesla Motors, LMFAO, Encyclopedia Britannica, Evisu, Evernote, and more. Shopify has raised $22 million in Series A and B funding from Bessemer Venture Partners,... more

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