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SUMMARY:Startup Sprint Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition \nPresented by Innovate BC \nThroughout the spring New Ventures BC will host a series of events\, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business\, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition! \n  \nDay 2 of 2: 2023 Startup Sprint\nMay 6\, 2023 | 9:00am – 4:30pm | SFU Segal Graduate School of Business \nJoin New Ventures BC Competitors and the BC tech community at SFU Segal School of Business for a day packed with startup essentials! Come for the whole day or stay for select seminars. Space is limited\, be sure to register in advance. \n  \nAgenda: \n9am-9:30am: Registration open & welcome\n9:30am-11:00am: Funding Fundamentals \n11:15am-12:30pm: HR for Startups\n12:30-1:30pm Lunch Break  (bring your own or visit a nearby restaurant)\n1:30-3:00pm: Pitch & Presentation\n3:15-4:30pm: Sales & Marketing 101 \n  \nSpeakers: \nFunding Fundamentals – Keith Ippel\, Co-founder\, Spring Activator \nHR for Startups – Matthew Heiydt and Alison Fleischauer\, Partner\, BackStretch Recruitment Group  \nPitch & Presentation – Charlyne Fothergill\, HR Consultant & Startup Advisor\, Volition \nSales & Marketing 101 – Peter de Verteuil\, Executive in Residence\, and Rochelle Grayson\, Executive in Residence\, New Ventures BC \n  \n  \nUnable to attend in person? \nCatch the livestream here. We will also upload the replay afterwards. \n  \nThis event is free for startups\, competition participants\, students & NVBC Community (sponsors\, mentors & volunteers). For everyone else\, tickets are $20. \nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/startup-sprint-day-2/
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SUMMARY:Startup Seminar: Corporate Structure
DESCRIPTION:Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition \nPresented by Innovate BC \nThroughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series\, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business\, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition! \n  \nWhat you’ll learn: \nJoin New Ventures BC and Fasken for a workshop on Corporate Structure and Legal Agreements. This seminar will address the initial corporate matters you need to consider in building your technology company. \nDuring this seminar\, you’ll get essential insights into corporate structure plus some Q&A time from speakers Hardeep Gill\, Samuel Li and Geoff Pedlow of Fasken. \n  \nTopics covered include: \n\nInitial corporate structuring issues\nAllocating founders shares\nPreparing a financing plan\nSourcing seed capital\nAllocating stock options\nFinancing a new venture\nTaxes\n\n  \nDetails: \nMay 4\, 2023\, 3:45pm – Registration\, 4:00-5:30pm – Seminar\, Fasken\, 2900 – 550 Burrard Street \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nHardeep Gill\, Partner (Tax)\, Fasken\nSamuel Li\, Partner\, Fasken\nGeoff Pedlow\, Partner\, Fasken\n\n  \nCan’t make the event in person? A livestream will be available. Make sure you register below! \n  \n\n\nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/29784/
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SUMMARY:Startup Seminar: Managing Your Intellectual Property
DESCRIPTION:Part of the 2023 New Ventures BC Competition \nPresented by Innovate BC \nThroughout the spring New Ventures BC will host our Startup Seminar Series\, giving you the information you’ll need to build and grow your business\, and even perform better in the #nvbc2023 competition! \n  \nWhat you’ll learn: \nTrade-marks and patents can be daunting for the first-time entrepreneur. Do you need to go through registration? In what jurisdictions and when? What are the rules around the elements of intellectual property in Canada and beyond? Roger Kuypers and Ling Wong will guide you on this process\, giving you the basics you need to better investigate your options. \n  \nDetails: April 19\, 2023\, 3:45pm – registration\, 4:00-5:30pm – seminar \n  \nSpeakers: \nRoger Kuypers\, Partner\, Fasken \nLing Wong\, IP Lawyer | Patent & Trademark Agent\, Fasken \n  \nCan’t make the event in person? Watch our livestream here. \n  \nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/managing-your-intellectual-property/
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SUMMARY:Startup Sprint Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Day 1 of 2: 2023 Startup Sprint\nApril 15\, 2023 | 9:00 – 5:00pm | SFU Segal Graduate School of Business \nJoin New Ventures BC Competitors and the BC tech community at SFU Segal School of Business for a day packed with startup essentials! Come for the whole day or stay for select seminars. Space is limited\, be sure to register in advance. \n  \nAgenda: \n9:00am – Registration \n9:30-11:00am – Product/Market Fit \n11:15am-12:30pm – Introduction to Pricing for Innovation \n12:30-1:30pm – Lunch break (bring your own or visit a nearby restaurant) \n1:30-2:15pm – Financial Models \n2:30-3:15pm – Government Funding Programs and Non-dilutive Funding \n3:30-5:00pm – The Business Case – What an Angel Really Wants \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nProduct/Market Fit – Dave Thomas\, Partner\, Rocket Builders & Lesley Duncan\, Operations Director\, SFU VentureLabs\nIntroduction to Pricing for Innovation – Ibbaka (speaker TBA)\nFinancial Models – Sean Hodgins\, CPA\, CA\, Co-Founder\, Tandem Innovation Group\nGovernment Funding Programs & Non-Dilutive Funding – Cynthia Shippam\, Industrial Technology Advisor\, NRC IRAP and Brianna Blaney\, Co-founder & CEO\, Pocketed\nThe Business Case – What an Angel Really Wants – Mike Volker\, Angel Investor & CEO\, WUTIF Capital\n\n  \nUnable to attend in person? \nWe will have a livestream available. \n  \nThis event is free for startups\, competition participants\, students & NVBC Community (sponsors\, mentors & volunteers). For everyone else\, tickets are $20. \nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/startup-sprint-day-1/
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with 2022’s Top Startups
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 4 @ 12PM PST \nEvery fall\, three B.C. startups take home the top prizes in North America’s largest startup competition: the New Ventures BC Competition\, presented by Innovate BC.  \nIn case you missed it\, in 2022 the coveted first\, second and third place spots were awarded to OVOU\, Beam Commerce\, and VoxCell Bioinnovation respectively.  \nJoin us during your lunch break for an intimate discussion with the founders of these winning companies who will share what they did to be successful and what pitfalls to avoid.  \n+ get some tips on being successful in the competition (applications are open!)\n \n  \nSpeakers: \n\nReza Varzidehkar\, Founder\, OVOU\nVarun Lundra\, Co-Founder\, Beam Commerce\nDr. Karlina Valente\, CEO/CSO/Founder\, VoxCell BioInnovation\nAngie Schick\, Executive Director\, New Ventures BC\nRaghwa Gopal\, President/CEO\, Innovate BC\n\n  \nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/a-conversation-with-2022s-top-startups/
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SUMMARY:Startup Seminar: Building a Fundable Startup & 2023 Kickoff Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 23rd annual Competition Kick off Seminar followed by an exciting evening of networking! Speak to industry leaders\, meet your fellow competitors\, and mingle with past participants. This event is free for all BC tech startups\, students\, and our NVBC Community. \nNot sure if you want to join the Competition? This is a great way to meet our community and decide if the Competition makes sense for your startup. \nAgenda: \n3:30pm – Seminar registration\n4:00-5:30pm – Seminar\n5:30-7:30pm – Kickoff Networking reception \n  \nSEMINAR \nBuilding a Fundable Startup: What Founders Need to Know \nThere are seven evergreen rules of building fundamentally fundable startups that all early-stage founders need to know. These rules allow ventures to raise at higher valuations\, raise faster and raise from the top investors. In good capital markets\, such as the last two years\, they were ‘nice to have’ but in a market climate like today\, these rules are a ‘must have’ for ventures to successfully raise seed capital. \nSpeaker: \n\nManinder Dhaliwal\, Managing Partner\, Startup Studio – Accelerator and Venture Fund. She is the founding chair of TiE Vancouver Angels\, and serves on the global steering committee for TiE Global Angels – the largest angel investor network in the world.\n\n  \nNETWORKING RECEPTION \nAfter Maninder’s presentation\, join us for our 2023 New Ventures BC Competition Kickoff Networking Event \nSpeak to industry leaders\, meet your fellow competitors\, and mingle with past participants. \nButton Text
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/kick-off-seminar-2023/
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SUMMARY:2023 Competition Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us online as we review this year’s competition process. \n2023 New Ventures BC Competition\, presented by Innovate BC\nEach year New Ventures BC runs the New Ventures BC Competition\, the largest and longest-running tech competition in BC\, offering education\, coaching and awarding $250\,000 and prizes to BC startups. Applications for the 23rd annual competition are now open until April 11th. \n\nSpeaker: Angie Schick\, Executive Director\, New Ventures BC Competition\, presented by Innovate BC \nButton Text\n  \n \n“What was really valuable to us as we were getting ready to raise for Pocketed\, is how the Competition forced us to think through a business plan and gave us the opportunity to go to market strategy…You get the opportunity to work with unbelievable mentors that really helped us think through the parts of our business plan that weren’t strong or places we weren’t sure how to tackle.”- Brianna Blaney\, CEO & Co-Founder of Pocketed\, Top 10 Finalist #NVBC2021
URL:https://www.newventuresbc.com/event/2023-competition-info-session/
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