Enterprize Canada is a student-run, not-for-profit organization with the focus on promoting entrepreneurship while providing opportunities to young entrepreneurs to grow and develop their ideas. Established in 2001 under the leadership of founder Michael Lee and other undergraduate business students from the

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, Enterprize Canada hosts Canada's largest student-run

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competition and entrepreneurship conference. Over 250 student-delegates, industry professionals, and young entrepreneurs from across Canada meet annually in

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, BC in this two-part event. While the conference and the business plan competition are the highlight events of the organization, Enterprize Canada hosts and participates in a number of community-based activities through workshops, conferences and social events that connects students in universities across Canada. Since 2009, Enterprize has also hosted the annual miniEnterprize conference which connects young innovators in across twenty high schools throughout British Columbia.

Mission

The mission of Enterprize Canada is to facilitate a world-class forum for some of the brightest young

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in the nation by providing a platform to showcase the future of Canadian innovation, as well as connecting young students with the entrepreneurial spirit.

Conference

Hosted in Vancouver, BC, the Enterprize Canada Entrepreneurship Conference has welcomed over 250 delegates annually from across Canada. Students from a wide range of disciplines are connected through a series of interactive workshops, professional networking sessions, and nightly social events. Past Locations *2013 –

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*2007 – Fairmont Hotel Vancouver *2006 – Fairmont Waterfront *2005 –

Business Plan Competition

The business plan competition brings together teams of two to six students from several accredited Canadian post-secondary institutions. Teams first participate in regional competitions in their respective regions: *Enterprize West 2012 ''(BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, NWT) '' -

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*Enterprize Central 2012 ''(Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut) '' -

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*Enterprize Quebec 2012 ''(Quebec)'' -

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*Enterprize Atlantic 2012 ''(New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, & Labrador) '' -

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The top business plans from each region will go on to compete in the national competition in Vancouver, BC in early February. In 2008, 100 teams from 16 different Canadian post-secondary institutions were selected to compete in their respective regional competitions. Of these 100, the top three were chosen from each of the four regions to compete in the national finals in Vancouver. Over $80,000 in prize money was awarded in 2008, with a $20,000 business grant awarded to the top team. With a prize pool worth over $100,000, the 2009 competition will be the largest of its kind in Canada.

Past Winners

2012 1st Place – Kaizen Biomedical –

2nd Place – Infinitives –

3rd Place – Conisys Electronics –

2010 1st Place – DragonFly Instruments –

2nd Place – Aegis –

3rd Place – Aeos Biomedical –

2009 1st Place – VSM Technologies –

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2nd Place – EasyPlug –

3rd Place – Carve –

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2008 1st Place – VerifyRx –

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2nd Place – Daily Splice –

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3rd Place – TechTouch –

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PwC Innovation Award – LDCA Innovations –

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) 2007 1st Place – Divisio Technologies –

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2nd Place – NeoSpectra Technologies –

3rd Place – Effiventa Corporation –

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