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How the Competition Works
Step 1: Apply
Workforce Development Board (WDB) is a community
based, not-for-profit corporation that serves the cities of
Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes and the counties of
Northumberland, Peterborough and Haliburton.
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• Applications will be available on bearslair.ca
on November 16, 2011
• Submit your application to Workforce Development
Board by 4:00 pm February 17, 2012 via email
[email protected]
Step 2: Regional Competition
• Applications will be reviewed by a panel consisting
of members from WDB, TD Bank and Ontario Centres
of Excellence
• Four contestants will be selected to compete
in each of the four regional competitions
• The public is welcome to attend the regional events
for free
Step 3: Grand Finale
• The Grand Finale will take place on May 12, 2012, at Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough
• Four finalists, chosen from the regional competitions,
will each pitch their business plans to three Bears in front of an audience of 600 people
• The winner will be announced at the finale and will receive a prize package consisting of cash, business products and services
Entrepreneurial Competition
Information:
Interested in entering or
sponsoring the competition?
Entrepreneurial Competition
Visit us at:
www.bearslair.ca
or contact us
Workforce Development Board
159 King Street, Suite 208
Peterborough, ON K9J 2R8
705-749-3250
Entrepreneurial Competition
Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition
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Overview
Regional Competitions
The 2012 competition will continue to provide entrepreneurs
the opportunity to compete for cash, products or services
prize packages. Contestants compete in one of four regional
competitions to qualify for the Grand Finale at Showplace
Performance Centre, Peterborough.
Haliburton
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fleming College,
Haliburton Campus
Great Hall
To improve the competition, contestants will receive business
proposal writing and presentation training from the Ontario
Centres of Excellence.
“WDB is excited to announce the return of the Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial
Competition. In 2012, the competition will continue to put a spotlight on the entrepreneurial spirit that’s thriving in the City of Peterborough and
Kawartha Lakes, and the counties
of Northumberland, Peterborough
and Haliburton.”
Showplace Performance Centre, Peterborough.
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fleming College
Frost Campus, Lindsay
CEO -Workforce Development Board
Peterborough
Monday, March 26, 2012
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fleming College
Brealey Campus, Peterborough
Northumberland
Thursday, March 29, 2012
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cobourg Community Centre
750 D’A rcy Street, Cobourg
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
City of Kawartha Lakes
Message from Gord Evans,
Grand Finale
Ron Buist,
Keynote Speaker & Judge
As Tim Horton’s
Marketing Director
for 24 years, Ron Buist
turned a once unknown
donut shop into one
of Canada’s leading
franchised organizations.
He is also the author
of Tales from Under
the Rim, an account
of how Tim Hortons
became a second
home to millions
of Canadians.
Thanks so much to our sponsors!
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This competition is supported by
your local Chamber of Commerce.