Are you ready to take the next step with your business plan? Need feedback from successful entrepreneurs and cash to get that idea moving towards commercial success? The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology (CBET) at the University of Waterloo welcomes undergraduate students to participate in an entirely virtual business plan competition!

The RISE (Reaching Innovation, Sharing Entrepreneurship) is completely online, so students from all over the world can take part in the competition! It will be hosted through three rounds, each designed to help participants focus, provide them with feedback, polish their business plan and prepare them for the final round as well as future challenges. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams and the grand prize includes an automatic qualification for the Wes Nicol Competition, hosted by the Sprott School of Business, and a chance to win $10,000!

The deadline for round 1 of the competition  is Thursday, January 28th, at 12:00 am EST!

For more information about the competition, click here.

Christine Lu, Ontario Office President and Paul Maxwell, 2009 Impact Arts Entrepreneur of the Year will be live on daytime, Rogers TV most popular lifestyle program, in Waterloo on  Monday January 25th at 11a.m. on cable 20.

Christine and Paul will be discussing the recent success of the “2009 Impact National Conference” and Impact’s new project “I Am My Ambition” with hosts Susan Cook-Scheerer and Jay Chagnon.

Be sure to tune in!

daytime –  it’s your daily dose of what’s happening in and around Waterloo Region.

For more information, please visit: www.rogerstv.com

Impact is teaming up with The On Contact with an Entrepreneur event will take place on Tuesday November 17th at 7pm-9pm in DC 1302.  This event is a panel discussion hosted by Cg6 Inc. that educates and promotes to young professionals the different faces of entrepreneurship. Please come out and show your support!

Host: Cg6 Inc.
Date: November 17th, 2009 – Tuesday
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: University of Waterloo, Davis Centre Library, Room 1302

A total of 13 industry-experienced entrepreneurs – our guest speakers – will engage YOU, the audience with informative answers in an open mike format. YOU will have the opportunity to witness first-hand, the runnings of a business as an entrepreneur. The hardships and perks, the highs and the lows – all provided from real view points of our speakers. The format provides an added intrigue by allowing YOU to compare the commonalities and differences among true entrepreneurs.

Speakers include:

- Annette Borger – award winning publicist in professional development
- Johnson Chou – award winning media recognized multidisciplinary architect & designer
- Eleonore Goulet – media recognized translation broker
- Max Haroon – association founder of accredited Internet Professionals
- Laurent Ho – media supported social entrepreneur
- Joseph Khunaysir – founder of 77th fastest growing company in Canada
- Corinne Lor – life-changing success coach
- Adam McNeill & Maya Kenedy – young dynamic web media professionals
- Carol Moxam – one of Canada’s top 3 Certified Special Event Professionals
- Patrick Monize – founder of project management office for media and financial sector
- Sean Ramsay – industry recognized interactive media producer
- Vwodek Wojczynski – trilingual business coach

Join the Facebook event here!

RSVP for the event here!