New Ventures BC

New Ventures BC

Turn your idea into a profitable company by entering the New Ventures BC competition.

A "new venture" is a business idea that is economically viable, but has not yet secured significant financing from "outside investors" (ie. investors other than friends, family, and company founders). It must be an innovative product or service involving a new technology.

The competition will give you the opportunity to:

  • Join in-depth seminars, and network with business, legal, government, and marketing professionals.
  • Meet experts, mentors, and innovators who can help you take your idea from germination to fruition.
  • Refine your idea for a technology product or service and develop a business plan to attract financing.
  • Win the BC Hydro first prize package worth $60,000.

2008 Competition - The competition consists of four rounds of increasing complexity and commitment. Teams are eliminated after each round. As you advance, you will win the opportunity to work with mentors and join in-depth workshops.

Website:
http://www.newventuresbc.com/
Tags:
Industry Associations, Venture Capital
Address:
7th Floor - 515 Hastings St W
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Blog Posts About New Ventures BC

Bean Services declares war on paper-based invoices
Vancouver's Bean Services announced today the launch of beanbills 2.0, a user-friendly web-based service designed to streamline the accounts payable process, and save organizations up to 70% of... [more]
2008 New Ventures BC Competition Wrap-up
If you didn't get a chance to attend last week's Awards ceremony for the 2008 New Ventures BC competition, be sure to watch the following two videos produced by Fundfindr. The first will make you... [more]
Energy Conservation Wins Big at New Ventures BC Awards
We've covered the New Ventures BC Competition for many months now, and tonight it came to an end at the Awards Ceremony. A large crowd of companies, volunteers, judges, VCs, and supporters filled... [more]
New Ventures BC 2008 Award Ceremony
The New Ventures BC 2008 Awards Ceremony takes place on September 25th from 5:30-7:30pm at SFU Segal School of Business. Attend the free event and find out live who is going to take the honors (and... [more]
New Ventures BC Announces Round 3 Finalists, FundFindr Awards Pitches
The Round 3 finalists for the New Ventures BC competition have been announced, with 30 companies advanced from a record 149 entries. New Ventures is a business idea competition with $335,000 in... [more]
NVBC gets you Market-Ready
Seminar #6 of New Ventures BC’s eight-part series is tomorrow night with Dave Thomas of Rocket Builders tackling Marketing. The SFU Segal Graduate School of Business on Granville Street will be... [more]
What Angels Really Want at NVBC
Mike Volker from Simon Fraser University spoke to a packed house at the Simon Fraser Segal Graduate School of Business (and president of WUTIF, the Western Universities Technology Innovation Fund)... [more]
New Ventures BC Round Two Finalists Announced
175 companies have been chosen for round two of the New Ventures BC competition, representing a record number of applicants for the competition. Prize money totalling $335,000 is at stake for the... [more]
Networking at New Ventures BC
This Wednesday April 23rd, New Ventures BC (NVBC) is hosting their first networking event of the year. It's a great time to meet competition participants and mentors over a glass of wine. NVBC... [more]
New Ventures BC Raises Stakes With New Title Sponsor
The press release came out on April 1, but it's no joke: the New Ventures BC competition has raised the stakes thanks to a new title sponsor, the British Columbia Innovation Council. BCIC's... [more]
Free NVBC Seminar passes up for grabs
As a New Ventures BC (NVBC) partner, Techvibes Media Inc. has been given the green light to give away 10 passes for their upcoming Seminar Series. The eight-part seminar series kicks off on... [more]
New Ventures BC Seminar Series
The New Ventures BC eight-part seminar series kicks off on April 2nd when Dr. Daniel Muzyka, Dean of UBC Sauder School of Business, presents Assessing the Opportunity. Muzyka's seminar will help... [more]
8th Annual New Ventures BC Competition
The 2008 New Ventures BC competition (NVBC) is now accepting applications from BC’s early-stage technology entrepreneurs. The competition is open to everyone in BC and entries will be accepted... [more]
New Ventures BC Award Winners
New Ventures BC doled out $135,000 in prize packages at tonight's award ceremony and two of the top three businesses caught my eye. TeamPages Inc. is a new online social network for amateur sports... [more]
New Ventures BC Finalists Announced
This morning the New Ventures BC competition announced the 10 finalists that are vying for the 2007 award. $135,000 in prize money is up for grabs with first place receiving $60,000 from BC Hydro.... [more]