George Brown College students won a combined $10,000 in seed money for their entrepreneurial ideas as part of the annual Pitch It! competition hosted by startGBC. The 2021 competition—held online due to COVID-19—awarded ideas in two streams: business (for-profit) and social innovation. A subscription service that showcases Toronto merchants won in the business category and a […]
Pitch Skills Workshops
Pitching is one of the most important skills for any entrepreneur. As part of the Pitch It GBC! competition, startGBC presents free Pitch Skills Workshops for entrepreneurs and professionals interested in working on their public speaking and pitching skills. Whether it’s trying to persuade someone, or conveying an idea succinctly, you need to learn how […]
Business Model Canvas Pitch – $10,000 Competition
HE BUSINESS MODEL From a lean start-up method perspective, a business model is a transitional framework that aims to identify a customer problem and a repeatable and scalable business solution to that problem. This model focusses on early-stage adaptability (also known as “pivots”) based on direct customer and potential partner feedback in response to the […]
Your chance to win $100,000 for your small business…
The TELUS Pitch is Canada’s largest small business contest that brings together the best minds in Canadian small business. The contest helps accelerate success through the adoption of technology. Pitch your business for a chance to win $100,000. Full details can be obtained from the official website https://www.telus.com/en/bc/business/pitch/
Aviva Pitch Day
Aviva Pitch Day returns Last year, we invited 10 leading-edge startups to pitch their ideas to us for an equity investment of up to $10 million CAD. Our first Pitch Day was so successful that our global venture fund is coming back to Canada in hopes of finding the next ‘unicorn’ or ‘narwhal’ of the […]