Entrepreneurship

Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

johnsgunn — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:31:43 -0300

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You are urged to support our high school students… and future entrepreneurs!

Today, Thursday May 14th at 5:30PM, Mathieu Martin and Bernice McNaughton High School students will compete against other New Brunswick students for the big prize in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.

Come see first hand as our students pitch their innovative products and services. They have worked hard to compete for prizes up to $1,500!

Do it for the kids, they need your support!

Open to all!

More information about the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge can be found on the Enterprise Greater Moncton website.

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TODAY: Trends Support ICT Growth in NB - propel ICT Annual General Meeting (AGM), Keynote and Mixer

Jeff Roach — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:40:00 -0300

Start: 2009-05-27 14:30

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Location: Mary Oland Theatre, New Brunswick Museum, Market Square, Saint John, NB

Members, partners, stakeholders, and supporters of New Brunswick's ICT industry are invited to join propel at our Annual General Meeting and Mixer.

propel has been up to a lot this past year and we will provide information on what we have all done together to build our industry and where we intend to go. Members will be asked to vote on some key changes during the short business section of the program so please attend to make sure your vote counts for your business. If your business is not yet registered as a member of propel (or if you're not sure), please visit: http://propelict.com/signup/

Marcel Lebrun, CEO of Radian6 to Keynote: Trends Support ICT Growth in NB
The top trends reshaping entrepreneurship in the tech sector and why these changes are good for the future of ICT entrepreneurship in the region.

Marcel will discuss major disruptive changes taking place in such areas as media, communications, marketing, and social technologies and how these trends are revolutionizing the future of business and entrepreneurship. He will also draw from the Radian6 story, a local company that has experienced accelerated growth and a rapid rise to market leadership in its field.

Join us for drinks and appetizers, and news of new growth trends for our sector.

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Marcel LeBrun, Chief Executive Officer of Radian6

54Hours Startup Weekend: No Talk, All Action

Jeff Roach — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:00:32 -0300

Start: 2009-05-08 15:00

End: 2009-05-10 19:00

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54Hours is an intense event bringing brilliant minds (developers, designers, marketers, accountants, lawyers, etc.) together to create a company (or as many as companies as the participants decide) from concept to launch!

Interactivity and forging positive, value-added relationships is the core philosophy of a 54Hour Weekend. 54Hours provides guidance, structure and an advisor, but the success of your weekend relies on your support.

For details and answers to all of your questions, please visit http://54hours.com
Location: Delta Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick Square Complex, Saint John, NB

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54Hours is a community building startup event. Join local developers, designers and entrepreneurs on May 8th, 9th, 10th at the Delta Brunswick.

'Nine Shift' Author, Futurist William Draves to Keynote at Faces of Fusion

Jeff Roach — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:24:03 -0300

Start: 2009-05-01 13:30

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Practical Changes Needed for Leadership and Emerging Leaders to Respond to the 21st Century

The Lawson Creamer Faces of Fusion Networking Dinner will feature a keynote address by William Draves, author of Nine Shift, on how the way we live, work and learn is changing before our very eyes. Discover each of the major nine shifts currently taking place and find out the implications of each shift for work and life. Then explore the practical changes needed for leadership and emerging leaders to respond to the 21st century.

Location: Saint John Trade and Convention Centre
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online at http://tr.im/jEmR
Accept this event on facebook: http://tr.im/jW2G
Please take five minutes to go to the link below and fill out this very short, three question survey, for a chance to win 2 free tickets for Faces of fusion Annual Event on May 1st.: http://tr.im/jWch

Each attendee will have a chance to win a Fairmont Algonquin Prize package!

This year’s event celebrates Fusion’s 5th anniversary featuring a look into the past, present and future of Fusion. Faces of Fusion is the largest networking event for civic-minded individuals of Greater Saint John. The event provides an opportunity to discover new connections and make an impact on the future of our city.

About William Draves
William A. Draves, CAE, is an internationally recognized teacher, author and consultant and President of LERN. He is one of the most quoted experts on lifelong learning and online learning by the US media, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, NBC Nightly News and Wired.com. Bill holds a masters degree in adult education from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and has authored six books.

About Nine Shift
In just twenty years, between 2000 and 2020, some 75% of our lives will change dramatically. We know this because it happened once before; Between 1900 and 1920, life changed. Nine Shift explores the uncanny parallels between today and 100 years years ago, between the two transition periods and the forces that restructure society in the new economic era.

Discover each of the major nine shifts currently taking place and find out the implications of each shift for business and work, life and education. Nine Shift describes how your own work organization should change and transition into the Internet Age in order to remain viable and successful.

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William A. Draves

GOING GLOBAL AND NRC-IRAP FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PRESENTATION [Fredericton]

Rowser — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:18:52 -0300

Start: 2009-04-23 08:00

End: 2009-04-23 09:00

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Going Global: "Researchers can get 75% of costs up to $75,000 for developing R&D collaborations with partners from other countries" (Barb Kalinowski, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
Website:
http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/science/document.jsp?did=88059#description

NRC-IRAP: "New guidelines that allow increased funding for technical R&D with companies" (Fredericton: James Murray, Saint John: Phil Reece, Industrial Technology Advisors with IRAP)

Research and Technology Development Activities NRC-IRAP provides non-repayable contributions to Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) interested in growing by using technology to commercialize services, products and processes in Canadian and international markets. NRC-IRAP also provides mentoring support and invests on a cost-shared basis for research and pre-competitive development technical projects, upon assessment of a project and firm by a team of Industrial Technology Advisors. NRC-IRAP's partner organizations also receive contributions to provide technical and research assistance to Canadian SMEs. (http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/financialassistance_e.html#rd)

Youth Employment Strategy Programs
IRAP's Internship Program with Innovative Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Collaborative Research Internships Program provide firms with support to hire post-secondary graduates. Both firms and graduates benefit from these
programs: firms benefit from the graduate's expertise in a diverse variety of disciplines and graduates gain valuable work experience that will help open the doors for future employment (http://irap-pari.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/youthinitiatives_e.html).

Fredericton Campus
Date: April 23, 2009
Time: 9 - 10 am
Location: Biomedical Engineering Boardroom

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Going Global and NRC-IRAP Financial Assistance Presentation [Saint John]

Rowser — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:12:12 -0300

Start: 2009-04-30 12:00

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NRC-IRAP: "New guidelines that allow increased funding for technical R&D with companies" (Fredericton: James Murray, Saint John: Phil Reece, Industrial Technology Advisors with IRAP)

Saint John Campus
Date: April 30, 2009
Time: 1 - 2 pm
Location: Ward Chipman Library, room 232

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NBSC Fullsail Summit 2009

johnsgunn — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:42:56 -0300

Start: 2009-05-11 07:00

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Where: Delta Hotel in Fredericton, NB
When: May 11 - 12, 2009
What: New Brunswick Securities Commission Fullsail Summit 2009

In today’s turbulent economy, how do we continue to grow New Brunswick’s Capital Markets?

Taking place at the Delta Hotel in Fredericton, New Brunswick on May 11 – 12, 2009, Fullsail is an initiative of the New Brunswick Securities Commission aimed at encouraging and increasing equity capital opportunities and entrepreneurship in New Brunswick.

At Fullsail 2009 you will:

Learn strategies to help your business advance during difficult economic times
Share ideas on solutions for coping with the current economic environment and moving New Brunswick towards a more self-sufficient economic future
Challenge yourself to consider new technologies that can help advance business goals and get a message out in new and innovative ways
Interact with global experts
Investigate past trends and see what the future may hold.

Join New Brunswick entrepreneurs, investors, senior politicians, economic development agencies, academia, government and representatives from the financial, accounting and legal professions for an innovative 2 day conference that will inspire you to Share Ideas, Challenge Convention and Own the Future.

Speakers include:
Rahaf Harfoush - New Media Strategist and was a member of President Barack Obama’s highly successful and acclaimed online social media team
Tod Maffin - CBC national broadcaster & leading international authority on the strategic use of social media.
John Ibbitson - One of Canada’s most respected and daring political journalists and the Globe and Mail’s Washington Correspondent
Peter Schiff - President of Euro Pacific Capital and acclaimed predictor of the 2008 market fall

For more information, and to register, please visit the NBSC Fullsail Summit 2009 page.

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The Tremblant Venture Forum 2009

Rowser — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:46:34 -0300

Start: 2009-05-12 23:01

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Venture Capital Financing Solutions in Challenging Times
The Tremblant Venture Forum (TVF) is Eastern Canada’s premier company financing event.
It brings together:

leading North American venture capitalists;
over 25 of the most promising Canadian early-stage and growth-stage companies in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Clean Technology sectors;
prominent investment professionals, CEOs and entrepreneurs; and
professionals who offer services to the ICT and Clean Technology Sectors and the Venture Capital (VC) Industry.

Held on May 13 and 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Tremblant Hotel, in the majestic setting of the Laurentian Mountains, the TVF is an unrivalled chance for North American venture capital stakeholders to capture the opportunities emerging in today’s economic environment.

This event is organized by the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)

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Aliant Business Plan BootCamp

johnsgunn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:54:44 -0400

Start: 2009-03-16 16:30

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Session One:
Monday, March 16, 2009 | 5:30PM - 8:30PM
Session Two:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 | 5:30PM - 8:30PM

Host: Enterprise Saint John
Where: Business Resource Centre, 40 King St Saint John, NB

Want to start a business?
Need a plan?

Sign up for this workshop and learn:
• types of business plans
• reasons for doing a business plan
• key questions to ask yourself before preparing a business plan
• business description
• market analysis
• marketing plan
• operations & implementation
• management
• writing strategies and presentation techniques.

Contact Michele Lodge at 632-6130 or email mlodge@enterprisesj.com to register.

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Online Power Plays to Double Results in Three Months

lrousseau — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:35:43 -0400

Start: 2009-02-19 13:15

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Location: Propel Board Room, Saint John
Time: 1:15 - 2:15

Register:
http://www.flowtown.com/online-power-plays-saint-john/

Overview
Most companies build nice (pretty) websites. It’s like hiring a supermodel instead of a salesperson. In this session, we’ll discuss three high-impact techniques to double your results, whether your objective is to increase memberships, leads or sales, within the next three months.

Presented By:
Dan Martell, Co-Founder
Flowtown (www.flowtown.com)

Bio:
Dan Martell (www.danmartell.com) is an award winning entrepreneur and co-founder of Flowtown (www.flowtown.com).

A New Brunswick native with over a decade of experience in the technology industry, Dan has applied the principles he teaches to successfully launch two companies in the past five years that each produced a million dollars within the first 24 months. In his last company, Spheric Technologies (www.spheric.ca), he worked with large organizations (Procter & Gamble, Dole Foods, Yale University ) to help them make sense of Web 2.0 and create social applications focused on employees and partners. Dan now lives in San Francisco, investing in startups and focusing on building a bridge between Atlantic Canada and Silicon Valley.
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