Pembina Valley Venture Challenge is a Business Plan competition that is similar to the CBC Television show "Dragons' Den".
Contestants must create a business plan for a new business concept and pitch it before a panel of 5 judges. The pitch date is November 2nd, 2011 and will be held at the Access Event Centre in Morden, MB. All businesses starting in the Community Futures Heartland, Community Futures Triple R, and Pembina Valley Development Corporation regions are eligible to apply.
Prizes:
• The 1st Place winner will receive $3500 cash to help start their new venture, plus 2 hours of donated time from each of the 5
professional judges. Each judge is an expert in their own field of; Marketing, Finance, Law, Accounting, and General Business.
• 2nd Place winner will receive $2500 cash to help start their new venture, plus 1 hour of donated time from each of the 5 professional
judges
• 3rd Place winner will receive $1000 cash to help start their new venture.
To learn more about the Pembina Valley Venture Challenge, please download the Information Document below.
To download an application Form please click the link below
All contestants must sign the Confidentiality Pledge as well as the Privacy Release, which are found here.
Once you're ready to start on your business plan, download the Business Plan Marking Guide, and you can create your plan to address the key points that the judges will look for in a winning plan. If you need a Business Plan Templates, contact any of the committee members which are listed at the bottom of this page.
Once your Business Plan is complete and you're ready to start perfecting your Pitch, download the Presentation Marking Guide to see what the judges will be grading your pitch on.
In addition to being graded on the Business Plan and Presentation, there are factors that cannot be put on paper that will determine a business's success. The contestants will also be judged on these factors, and we have accumulated them into an Environmental Factors grading sheet.
If you need assistance with any of the forms or business plan, feel free to contact any of the below committee members and they will be glad to assist you.
Committee Members
Thank-you to the following Sponsors and Organizations:
• Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
• Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce
• Winkler/ Stanley Economic Development
• Pembina Valley Development Corporation
• Morden Community Development Corporation
• Community Futures Triple R
• Carman/Dufferin Economic Development
Darlis Collinge has prepared a presentation on how to conduct proper business presentations and the usage of powerpoint. This presentation is useful to participants as they prepare their pitch for the judges.
Contestants must create a business plan for a new business concept and pitch it before a panel of 5 judges. The pitch date is November 2nd, 2011 and will be held at the Access Event Centre in Morden, MB. All businesses starting in the Community Futures Heartland, Community Futures Triple R, and Pembina Valley Development Corporation regions are eligible to apply.
Prizes:
• The 1st Place winner will receive $3500 cash to help start their new venture, plus 2 hours of donated time from each of the 5
professional judges. Each judge is an expert in their own field of; Marketing, Finance, Law, Accounting, and General Business.
• 2nd Place winner will receive $2500 cash to help start their new venture, plus 1 hour of donated time from each of the 5 professional
judges
• 3rd Place winner will receive $1000 cash to help start their new venture.
To learn more about the Pembina Valley Venture Challenge, please download the Information Document below.
To download an application Form please click the link below
All contestants must sign the Confidentiality Pledge as well as the Privacy Release, which are found here.
Once you're ready to start on your business plan, download the Business Plan Marking Guide, and you can create your plan to address the key points that the judges will look for in a winning plan. If you need a Business Plan Templates, contact any of the committee members which are listed at the bottom of this page.
Once your Business Plan is complete and you're ready to start perfecting your Pitch, download the Presentation Marking Guide to see what the judges will be grading your pitch on.
In addition to being graded on the Business Plan and Presentation, there are factors that cannot be put on paper that will determine a business's success. The contestants will also be judged on these factors, and we have accumulated them into an Environmental Factors grading sheet.
If you need assistance with any of the forms or business plan, feel free to contact any of the below committee members and they will be glad to assist you.
Committee Members
| Community Futures Heartland | 1-877-472-7122 |
| Community Futures Triple R | 1-800-275-6611 |
| Winkler & District Chamber of Commerce | 204-325-9758 |
| Kim Enns at Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives | 204-324-7938 |
| Aggie Buhler at Pembina Valley Development Corporation | 204-324-8641 |
| Darlis Collinge at Winkler/Stanley Economic Development | 204-325-8020 |
| Cheryl Digby at Morden Community Development Corporation | 204-822-5088 |
| Tyler King, Carman/Dufferin Economic Development | 204-745-2675 |
Thank-you to the following Sponsors and Organizations:
• Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
• Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce
• Winkler/ Stanley Economic Development
• Pembina Valley Development Corporation
• Morden Community Development Corporation
• Community Futures Triple R
• Carman/Dufferin Economic Development
Darlis Collinge has prepared a presentation on how to conduct proper business presentations and the usage of powerpoint. This presentation is useful to participants as they prepare their pitch for the judges.