NEW (and some old) SPONSORS!

**Welcome

to the CEC family**

Servus Credit Union is the 2010 Platinum Sponsor!


Without the help of sponsors, we wouldn't be able to deliver this program, which offers:
* FREE BUSINESS TRAINING
* Content-rich feedback
* $15,000 GRAND PRIZE plus other wonderful prizes like a custom advertising campaign with The Lounge Radio.


Special thanks to our other 2010 partners and sponsors:

Organizing Committee - 6 Community Futures offices of southern Alberta

(Pincher Creek, Taber, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Kindersley, Strathmore)

Special Prize Donor - The Lounge Radio & ClearlyLethbridge.com









Silver Sponsor - Young Parkyn McNab






Bronze Sponsors -
Business Development Bank of Canada
Apex Alberta

WELCOME YOUTH TECHNOPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM!!

It's official!
The Youth Technopreneurship Program is coming to Lethbridge College in 2010!!

What is the Youth Technopreneurship Program??
It's an opportunity for anyone under 35 to get a jumpstart on their own technology-, science- or knowledge-based business.

Any Lethbridge College student who has graduated in the last year or about to graduate in 2010 is eligible for the $20,000 prize!! (prize donated by Alberta Advanced Education and Technology)

Register at www.chinookchallenge.com (after Jan 4).

Check back for more information over the next few weeks.

If you have any question, email info@chinookchallenge.com

WANTED: Sponsors

Community Futures offices across Southern Alberta are proud to introduce the 2010 Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge for it’s 6th annual competition, a business planning competition designed to encourage entrepreneurs, small business and start-ups to act on their business ideas, talents and energy.

We are inviting you to join us to celebrate the ingenuity of southern Alberta’s residents. We hope that you will consider being a part of the 2010 Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge team.

As a sponsor, you would be recognized in all of the information and promotional materials disseminated about our contest. Some of the highlights are listed below:
-Media exposure across Southern Alberta
-Identification as a sponsor on the website, posters, brochures, etc
-Business development opportunities
-Community goodwill
-Opportunity to help entrepreneurs
-Access to ideas and technology
-Networking opportunities
-Access to 20+ businesses and agencies

Last year’s competition was a great success and was well received by the southern Alberta business communities. A total of 62 registered participants from six regions took part. We received considerable regional media coverage and featured in numerous print media. Eight business seminars were conducted to assist participants with enhancing their business plans and 17 business plans were submitted, but two exceptional businesses were recognized at the August awards ceremony. Congratulations to Bridge Land & Energy Services of Lethbridge won first place and Family Tree Childcare Services of Hanna was runner-up.

After you review the information enclosed, I would be pleased to follow up with you to answer any questions. Please feel free to contact me at (403) 320-6044 or info@chinookchallenge.com.

Sincerely,
Desirée UnvoasProject Coordinator Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge

Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge 2010

Planning is underway for the 6th Annual Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge.

We welcome any questions at this time regarding the competition and look forward to meeting with you when the program commences in January 2010.

Feel free to email me. My name is Desiree Unvoas and I'm the project coordinator for CEC, you can reach me at info@chinookchallenge.com or 403-320-6044.

More info...

If you are still having problems with the financial section of your business plan in regards to format, Microsoft offers free templates that are available online at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx

Also, here is the web link to Ceridian, the HR and payroll company that Craig discussed last night:

http://www.ceridian.ca/

And lastly, I will be posting the information booklet, A GUIDE TO RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN ALBERTA'S WORKPLACES, provided by Ty. It will be posted on the
Chinook Challenge website with all the seminar 7 info.

Daniel

The Interactive Business Planner website link that Mark informed everyone about last Thursday is as follows:

http://www.cbsc.org/ibp

There is also a link on the resource page located on the Chinook Challenge webpage. There is alot of other useful webpages there as well.

Daniel

Mentors are coming

Hello,

I am still working at signing up mentors. I have some, but still need some. I apologize and ask for your continued patience.

In light of this weeks seminar I have found some video's that might clarify a few things, and may help out:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=W72hFB6jLlQ&feature=related – total quality management (tqm) 1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=F9sKtso7t0A&feature=related – tqm 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTwjG4ZIJg - what to do in presentations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLpjrHzgSRM&feature=related - what not to

do with PowerPoint presentations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJg1T2hMk8&feature=related - good and bad

presentation example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vS6sjc1lQ0&feature=related - really bad

presentation

I hope these help.

One more not of importance.  May 1st will be my last day as Chinook Challenge Coordinator.
I wish you all luck in your future business endeavors.  I will be passing the reigns to Daniel. 
If you need to get a hold of him, he will be checking the info@chinookchallenge.com email
regularly.