AgriTECH Park and the Colchester Regional Development Association (CoRDA) present the Agri / Marine Innovation Competition designed to find and assist high potential Agricultural and Aquaculture Innovation start-ups.
Entrants must be a start-up business venture with a focus on a new agri/marine-innovation based product, technology and/or service. Entrants must be the majority owner (51 per cent or more) of the business venture.
This competition is open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Start-up refers to companies that have been in business for one year or less and/or the business has generated cumulative sales revenue of less than $1 million since inception.
The competition will have two rounds. Round One requires submission of an executive summary and Round Two requires submission of a business plan plus a pitch presentation.
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COMPETITION DEADLINES
Round One Submission Deadline
Friday March 30th, 2012 (by noon)
Announcement of Round One
Short List
Thursday April 19th, 2012
Workshop: Business Plan and Pitch
Friday April 20th, Saturday April 21st, 2012
Round Two Submission Deadline
Friday May 18th, 2012
Pitch Presentations Friday, June 1st, 2012
Announcement of Winner
Monday June 11th, 2012 |
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The competition winner will receive*:
Up to 500 sq ft of custom-fit or pre-fit incubation space at the Innovation Centre at AgriTECH Park
$20,000 in cash
One on one mentoring with a leading Research Scientist
No charge advice from legal, accounting and business professionals
Business Plan and Pitch Presentation Workshop
*Disclaimer: Prizes are subject to change pending availability at end of competition |
