Yesterday on an early Monday morning at 8:30am, Janani Balendran, our fabulous co-chair of our upcoming Impact National Conference,was interviewed on the Toronto Morning Live show (CHRY 105.5FM). She was invited on the show to discuss how Impact is celebrating the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week and to share her perspectives on the benefits of youth entrepreneurship.

If you missed out on the show, click here to have a listen!

We thank DJ Manifest & Flo for the opportunity to share our story across the radio waves!

The Impact Entrepreneurship Group is proud to present the Global Innovation Tournament (GIT), organized as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week with support from Stanford University and the Kauffman Foundation.

Join us tonight for our kick off event at University of Waterloo! There will be free food!

Date: Monday, November 2, 2009
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm EST
Location: Student Life Centre, Multipurpose Room
Website: www.impact.org/git

The 2009 Global Innovation Tournament is a fast-paced international competition that will challenge student teams to solve a common, world problem in about eight days, creating as much value as possible.

In the past, teams solved problems involving common everyday objects. They created value from PostIt Notes, rubber bands, and water bottles. This year, it’s a global issue. Now what could it be?
 
The mystery problem will be revealed on November 4 and submissions will be due Nov 13!

Are you on Twitter? Follow us @ImpactOrg and join our online conversation by using the official hashtag: #IMPACTGIT in your tweets!

Join the Facebook event here!

Last week, Impact held its contest for a free ticket to this year’s Impact Gala.  People from all over the country told us why they wanted to go to the gala, and the entrants were placed in a random draw.

Now, the results are in and the winner has been selected!  The ticket to the Impact Gala goes to @daniellevine on Twitter.  Congratulations to daniellevine and many thanks to all of the contest participants!

If you are still interested in participating in our conference, you can still register as a delegate! The deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:59pm EST. Click here for more information.

The inaugural Impact Pitch Competition will be taking place on Saturday, November 21st, 2009, as part of the 6th annual Impact National Conference. Four youth entrepreneurs will be given the opportunity to showcase their vision to a panel of judges and hundreds of like-minded delegates. We encourage you to participate in this great opportunity!

Details:

Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
3:30 – 5:00pm

Prizes

1st Place
$10,000 of advisory provided by KPMG

2nd Place
$5,000 of advisory provided by KPMG

4 Finalists will receive a complimentary pass to the Impact National Conference valued at over $900

Eligibility

Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 30.

Application Process

1. Candidates must contact rahul.bhagat@impact.org with their name, company name (if applicable), email and phone number to express their interest in participating and set up a time for the preliminary screening by November 1st, 2009.

2. The pre-screening will consist of an interview, where candidates must be prepared with a version of their pitch and be ready to field questions. Candidates will be screened on how well they can showcase their idea in a manner that engages the audience and the viability of their business plan.

3. The top four candidates will be notified via email and receive further instructions on presenting their pitch at the conference on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 downtown Toronto at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.

For details regarding the pitch and other questions, please feel free to contact rahul.bhagat@impact.org.