Earlier this month, I was honoured to be a judge for the Wes Nicol Award. The one thing that amazes me so much about participating in events like this is all of the young talent.
Please take some time to read the media release below about the amazing winners and nominees.
The Telfer School of Management and Exploriem.org are pleased to announce the winners of the University of Ottawa’s 2012 Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition. Student entrepreneurs Alex Smith and Chris Spoke took first prize for their business plan for Liaise, a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive seminars and video chats, for a fee.
The winning team takes home $5,000 and the chance to compete for the Nicol Award, against the winning teams from competitions in 15 other Canadian universities. The Nicol Award is a national program designed to generate and reward interest in entrepreneurship on the part of undergraduate students in any faculty or field of study at participating universities across Canada.
Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, Executive Director of Exploriem.org served as MC for the afternoon competition and remarked that: “We have seen more student entrepreneurs involved each year as they go through elevator pitch competitions, business model competitions and finally the Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition. Many of these go on to found flourishing Real Life enterprises. It is thanks to the generosity of people like Wes Nicol that we can host these competitions and encourage new entrepreneurs in Canada.”
The three judges for the competition were Anna Silverman, Executive Director Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation; Rick Bédard, successful Internet entrepreneur and Stephen Daze, President and CEO of the AGAWA Entrepreneurship Development Corporation.
Unsung Hero's business plan, presented by Adam Haggart and Rafal Deren, took second place and a prize of $2,000. The top three was rounded out by Valued Pets business plan presented by Hiam Al-Dhabbi, taking home $1,000.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Montreuil
Stef.montreuil@gmail.com or 613-327-8878
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