The Innovation Generation (iGen) Challenge connects budding young entrepreneurs with the marketplace in a way never seen before.
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Registration |
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Young entrepreneurs from grade 7-12 register for the Innovation Generation Challenge.
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Stage 2: |
Orientation |
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Participants will develop their entrepreneurial skills, and learn the fundamentals of starting a business. Students will create teams and jointly develop a business concept over a period of a few weeks.
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Community Mentorship |
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Participants receive guidance & feedback from local business mentors and industry experts on their business concept.
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Teams create a 1-2 minute video pitch and upload it to Youtube. The top 10 teams will be determined by a combination of video subscriptions, likes & views (40%) and community business panel evaluation (60%).
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Stage 5: |
Crowdsourcing |
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The top 10 Jr. & Sr. teams will each create a gofundme page to showcase their ideas in the hopes of raising money for their business idea.
* We strongly recommend using the gofundme platform, based on feedback from last years' teams. **Please email your gofundme page fundraising link to CareerLife.Programs@sd23.bc.ca |
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Stage 6: |
Live Pitch (Semi-Finals) |
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The top 10 teams will present to a panel of local community business professionals. The top 5 Sr. Teams and top 5 Junior will move on to Stage 7.
All other iGen teams are welcome to bring a trade show booth to the Finals at the Metabridge event. |
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Stage 7: |
Live Pitch (Finals) |
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The top 5 senior and junior teams will present their pitches at the Jr. Metabridge event which is open family, community, and business members from the Okanagan Valley to Silicon Valley!
All participating junior and senior teams are welcome to the participate in the Trade Show. |
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