In February 2017, The Hub will be holding its second annual Startup Competition – a dragons’ den style event. The idea is to provide promising students with innovative projects some guidance and financial support to create a successful business startup.
Students who are interested in the Startup Competition should know from the outset, that unlike the Dragons’ Den TV show, this is not a pitch for an equity stake in your idea. It’s a pitch contest to get you started. But it is also not pie in the sky. Your ability to do what you intend, and have a team in place to execute on your idea, will prove vital. It is more than a pitch competition. You will need to convince its judges that you indeed can do what you are pitching, i.e. create a business, a product, etc.
Process:
- Attend the workshop, Perfect Pitch, November 9th, The Hub, 3 to 7 pm
- Attend the workshop, Startup Bootcamp, aka Dragons’ Den Prep, November 21st, The Hub, 3 to 5 pm
- Register for UTSC Startup Competition by January 20th on Eventbrite, * required
- Send a copy of your pitch document by January 20th to JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING, * required
- Attend the UTSC Startup Competition in February (date: TBD), * required
Winners will be notified immediately following the competition.
Apply at http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/projects/thehub/apply/
For additional information please visit http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/projects/thehub/startup-competition/
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