Business Competitions in Atlantic Canada
Arts Awards
Amount: $2,500.00 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Patron of the Arts Award recognizes a person, business, or organization that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the arts in Newfoundland and Labrador through innovative, community, or sustained support of artistic activity. The Hall of Honour Award recognizes a person, group, or organization that has made
The BMO Winterset Award
Amount: $12,500 Type of Program: Competition Description: The BMO Winterset Award is designed to encourage and promote excellence in all genres of writing. The BMO Winterset Award is awarded to an outstanding literary work in any writing genre (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, published drama etc.) regardless of the subject matter. One prize of $12,500, and two
Food Xcel Award
Amount: $25,000 Type of Program: Competition, Entrepreneurship Program Description: Food Xcel has been developed to help aspiring food entrepreneurs move their idea forward through a combination of progressive workshops, networking opportunities with food agencies, industry experts, and entrepreneurs and a chance to compete for a $25,000 award from Innovation PEI’s Ignition Fund. Comments on Funding:
Gerry Pond Sales Award
Amount: $25,000.00 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Gerry Pond Sales Award is awarded each year to an Incite Phase 2 tech startup in Atlantic Canada that excels in creating a repeatable and scalable sales process. Â Comments on Funding: The award is $25,000. When It Ends: Ongoing Deadline: Rolling Deadline Eligibility: The Gerry Pond
DiscoverBox Start-Up Labs & Pitch Competition
Amount: $250 Type of Program: Competition, Grant, In-Kind Support Description: DiscoverBox Start-Up Labs is designed to provide youth entrepreneurs with an opportunity to discover more about their own ability for creating unique and impactful responses to real-world challenges. The program allows students to develop skills in problem-solving, ideation, and entrepreneurship in order to develop their
Apex Hybrid Business Plan Competition
Amount: $10,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Apex Business Plan Competition challenges participants to be innovative and creative as they develop, direct, organize and present a business plan or new venture to a panel of judges and mentors. The competition has two tracks:Â 1The Student business plan track (open for students enrolled in post-secondary
Fail Tale Cup
Amount: $1,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Fail Tale Cup is a fund to support student entrepreneurs at Memorial University who have tested a business idea and failed. Comments on Funding: Funding is an award of $1,000. When It Ends: Ongoing Deadline: Next deadlines to be determined Eligibility: Applicants must be: students of the
James R. Pearcey Award for Entrepreneurship
Amount: $10,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The James R. Pearcey Award for Entrepreneurship celebrates entrepreneurial spirit. Comments on Funding: Funding is an award of $10,000. When It Ends: Ongoing Deadline: Next deadlines to be determined Eligibility: The applicant must: be an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Business Administration in any academic year; be
Peter and Janet Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Amount: No Fixed Amount Type of Program: Competition Description: Peter and Janet Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship award will recognize student creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship as evidenced by a student’s genuine interest in small business and entrepreneurship through the establishment or the intention to establish a new venture. Comments on Funding: Funding will
The Sutu Award
Amount: $1,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Sutu Award helps a student in their first, second or third year of any program who is interested in developing a product and working with the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE). Comments on Funding: Funding is an award of up to $1,000. When It Ends: Ongoing Deadline:
Ignite Fund
Amount: $2,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Ignite Fund invests in Memorial University students interested in advancing the growth of an innovative business idea. Comments on Funding: Funding is $2,000. When It Ends: Ongoing Deadline: Next deadlines to be determined Eligibility: The applicants must: be Memorial students or the team must be mainly comprised
Mel Woodward Cup
Amount: $25,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Mel Woodward Cup is a startup competition organized by the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship (MCE) and generously supported by members of the business community. The primary objective of this competition is to help accelerate the most innovative and high-potential student-led startups at Memorial University. Comments on Funding:
Pitch Competition
Amount: $10,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The Pitch is a Dragon’s Den style event where Mount Allison students have the opportunity to pitch their business idea or social innovation project to a panel of judges. Comments on Funding: Funding will take the form of 3 cash prizes of up to $10,000 each. When It
March Madness Pitch Competition
Amount: $10,000 Type of Program: Competition Description: The competition showcases post-secondary student pitchers throughout the month of March. Modelled after the NCAA March Madness basketball competition, 64 student entrepreneurs from across Canada will be selected to compete head-to-head in brackets as they strive to eventually be declared the best in the country. Comments on Funding: