Enterprize Canada
organization
Enterprize Canada was a student-run, not-for-profit organization with a 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 Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia, Enterprize Canada hosts Canada's largest student-run business plan competition and entrepreneurship conference. Over 250 student-delegates, industry professionals, and young entrepreneurs from across Canada met annually in Vancouver, BC in this two-part event. While the conference and the business plan competition were the highlight events of the organization, Enterprize Canada hosted and participated 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. The group has been inactive since 2014.
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 – One Wall Centre
2012 – Hyatt Regency Vancouver
2010 – One Wall Centre
2009 – Hyatt Regency Vancouver
2008 – One Wall Centre
2007 – Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
2006 – Fairmont Waterfront
2005 – One Wall Centre
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) - University of BC
Enterprize Central 2012 (Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut) - University of Guelph
Enterprize Quebec 2012 (Quebec) - McGill University
Enterprize Atlantic 2012 (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, & Labrador) - Mount Allison University
The top business plans from each region will go on to compete in the national competition in Vancouver, BC in early February.
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