The seminar schedule for the 2010 New Ventures BC Competition has been finalized and is now online.

Remember that NVBC’s business-education seminars are available to anyone. Seminars are $20 each or $100 for all nine seminars plus a networking event. and the fee may also be applied toward your $200 NVBC competition entry fee.

April 6 – Seminar 1: Assessing the Opportunity

• Speaker: Bob de Wit, New Ventures BC & Elisabeth Maurer, LightIntegra Technology
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

April 13 – Seminar 2: Managing your Intellectual Property

• Speakers: Roger Kuypers and Doran Ingalls, Fasken Martineau
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

April 20 – NVBC Networking Event

• Location TBA, 5:30pm
• Registration to open shortly.

April 27 – Seminar 3: Market Research and Product Marketing

• Speaker: Dave Thomas, Rocket Builders
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

May 4 – Seminar 4: The Business Plan

• Speaker: Mike Volker, SFU UILO & WUTIF
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

May 11 – Seminar 5: Corporate Structure

• Speakers: Steven Lukas, Fasken Martineau & Sean Hodgins, QC Docs
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

May 18 – Seminar 6: Social Networking for Start-ups

• Speaker: Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo, Capulet Communications
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

May 25 – Seminar 7 – All about Funding: Friends & Family, Angels, VCs

• Speakers: Roger Killen and Tanner Philp, Lions Capital
• Networking & Registration: 5:30pm, Seminar: 6:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

June 1 – Seminar 8: Perfecting your Pitch

• Speakers: David Shore, Stirling Mercantile & Jonathan Bixby, Strangeloop Networks
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

June 8 – Seminar 9: Start at the end: exit strategy

• Speaker: Basil Peters, Fundamental Technologies II
• Networking & Registration: 6:30pm, Seminar: 7:00pm
• Location: SFU Segal School of Business

Speakers, locations and dates may change on short notice. Please check the NVBC site for updates before each event.

If you’re outside of Vancouver, please check the Regional Seminar Schedule here.

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