London ON, April 12:Faculty, students, and community members are invited to attend the first annual ‘Seed your Startup’ business pitch competition hosted by the Student Success Centre and BizInc, the student business incubator at Western University and Fanshawe College.Seed your Startup encourages the transition from entrepreneurial ideas to formalized action plans, awarding one student project a $5000 entrepreneurial grant and business advisory services to pursue their proposal in London over summer 2012.
Over 60 business proposals were submitted by current students on the campuses of Western University and Fanshawe College and five finalists have been selected to work closely with business advisors at BizInc to refine their idea and polish their pitch for the final presentation.Finalists will compete in front of a panel of judges from the community at the Seed your Startup open door event.
“After anticipating 20 proposals for this competition, we are overwhelmed with excitement by the response we received from students”, says John Pollock, Director of BizInc.“Seed you Startup is a great way to showcase London’s entrepreneurial talent and let students know we’re here to support and encourage their innovative ideas”.
A wide range of business proposals will be presented to the public including:
- GameForge, software giving users the ability to create games and interactive content using tablet computers.
- DrawSplash, an intuitive website where students can design and place online orders for custom clothing and other student group essentials.
- Palmpass, a mobile e-commerce platform facilitating transit for service providers and riders.
- Simcoe View, a low altitude aerial photography and videography service specializing in radio controlled helicopter imagery.
- Transit Point Training, fitness level evaluations using lactate testing to train more efficiently by utilizing information on personal energy systems.
Seed your Startup 2012 is an open event and media are invited to attend. The event takes place on April 12th, 1:30pm – 5:00pm in the Mustang Lounge at Western University.
Seed your Startup 2012 is made possible by community sponsors:Royal Bank of Canada, the Student Success Centre, University First Class Painters, Spriet & Associates, Certified General Accountants, and Sensidea Corporation.
Media Contact:
Samantha Laliberte, Coordinator, Marketing and Communications
BizInc & London Economic Development Corporation
Phone: 519-661-2377, Mobile: 226-448-4531
