Join Startup Canada at Highline VC in Toronto for the Startup Finance Bootcamp presented by BMO® Bank of Montreal and AIR MILES® For Business. On October 23, 2014 from 4.30pm – 7.30pm MDT sharpen the financial management of your startup and learn from some of the city’s leading entrepreneurs and experts on startup up lean, SR&ED, debt, equity and alternative financing.
Gain access to tools, technologies and trusted advisors to develop the financial resiliency of your startup.
Through expert-led workshops, roundtable mentorship and VIP networking opportunities, you will get a head start with the Startup Finance Bootcamp presented by BMO and AIR MILES for Business.
All attendees will get 2 drink tickets, access to StartupConnect Beta and a copy of the best-selling book ‘Show Me the Money’.
NCFA will sponsor/participate in two speed mentoring sessions from 6pm in support of Canadian Financial Literacy - see you there!
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Learn more About Us | Support Canadian Crowdfunding.
HKCBA - NexToronto Presents: The 3rd Annual Entrepreneur State of Mind
Achieve Success Through Crowdfunding
The Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA) is the largest bi-lateral trade association in Canada, with approximately 1,500 members in 10 sections in major cities from coast to coast, and connections to 32 similar trade groups in 24 countries around the world through the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide creating a network of over 11,000 individual associates.
HKCBA’s Mission is to help its members to do business between Hong Kong and Canada, and through Hong Kong into the rest of China and South East Asia, and with each other in Canada.
Event Details:
Guest Speaker:Craig Asano, Executive Director of the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Increase your organization’s profile and gain access to a dynamic group of industry front runners. Learn more About Us |About Crowdfunding or contact us at casano@ncfacanada.org.
Small Business Forum a Must-Attend Event for Entrepreneurs
With over 2,000 entrepreneurs attending each year, the Small Business Forum on October 23rd, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is a must-attend event on the Toronto small business calendar. Featuring everything from inspirational testimonials by successful entrepreneurs to hands-on tactical assistance with small business challenges, this event provides something for everyone.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014
Time: From 10AM - 5PM (EST)
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Address: 222 Bremner Boulevard, South Building, Level 800 (Exhibit Halls F & G)
Two Keynote Speakers:
Matthew Corrin, Freshii, Moderator: Star Business Club
Kelsey Ramsden, SparkPlay & Belvedere Place Development
Tactical Seminars to Help Grow Your Business
Greening Your Business, Presented by: TD
Digital Marketing for Small & Medium Businesses, Presented by: Yellow Pages
You're Social. Now What? Presented by: Constant Contact
How to Build an Effective Community Relationship - Discussion Panel, Presented by: Metroland Media
Tradeshow:
Come visit over 90 exhibitors in different government offices and service and product providers (NB: NCFA Canada will be there!)
Ask the Expert Zone:
One-on-one exclusive consultation opportunities with industry experts on topics that include:
Business Needs
Small Business Banking
Social Media
Digital Marketing
Franchising
Taxation
Building a Website
Legal Issues
Generating Sales
Insurance
Doing Business in the Cloud
Intellectual Property
Building Your Brand
Sector Trends
Food Processing
Fashion
Green Technologies
Information & Communication Technologies
For more information on how the City of Toronto is supporting small business start-ups, visit Enterprise Toronto's website at www.toronto.ca/enterprisetoronto.
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Increase your organization’s profile and gain access to a dynamic group of industry front runners. Learn more About Us | About Crowdfunding or contact us at casano@ncfacanada.org.
The Toronto Fringe, creators of the Canadian crowdfunding site Fund What You Can (FWYC) will offer a free workshop on Tuesday October 7th from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Led by industry experts Christopher Charlesworth and Asier Ania of Hivewire, this will be an invaluable two hour workshop that dives a little deeper into the world of crowdfunding.
Workshop:
Crowdfunding – Level 2
At the Fringe Creation Lab, 720 Bathurst St.
Tuesday October 7th
6:30pm-8:30pm
We’ll provide you the crowdfunding essentials that you need to plan, create & market your crowdfunding campaign. You will learn practical information, strategies, and tips to help you execute a successful crowdfunding campaign. Leave with an understanding of what are the critical campaign pieces, tools and knowledge you need to create the ideal content for a successful crowdfunding campaign and get fresh ideas through idea facilitation. You will learn campaign best practice, metrics of success, what to put in your video, how to create rewards, marketing strategies and tips, leveraging your networks, conversion rates, case studies, and more. It all begins with preparation and planning and this is the best place to start!
Thursday, 25 September 2014 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Lloydminster, AB
About the Bootcamp:
There has been a lot of hype around crowdfunding, especially here in Saskatchewan with the proposal of Canada’s first ever equity based model to be piloted in our own province.
Learn where and how to set up your campaign and start raising money from the crowd. You’ll review the major crowdfunding models, and take a look at the successful campaigns and strategies behind them.
More importantly you’ll get started on your own campaign strategy, including a budget, rewards array and marketing pitch.
Instructor:Suzanne Paschall, Editor in Chief and Founder of Indie Ink Publishing and Saskatchewan Ambassador of the NCFA (National Crowdfunding Association of Canada)
About the Host: The Regional Business Accelerator is here to coach, connect and mentor small businesses in the region to reach their full potential. If you are currently in business, looking to start a business or grow your business, we are here to help. www.smallbusinessinformation.ca
About Let's Talk Money Bootcamps: Let's Talk Money has delivered over 50 financial fitness bootcamps to over 800 Saskatchewan entrepreneurs over the past 18 months. Our goal in doing this is to provide one of our most valuable resources, our SK Entrepreneurs, with the information, tools and practical training needed to break-down the financials barriers impeding their success.
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Increase your organization’s profile and gain access to a dynamic group of industry front runners. Learn more About Us or contact us at casano@ncfacanada.org.
You’ve read about how early stage companies leverage personal assets to fund their businesses.
In the past five years, crowdfunding sites have changed the rules, allowing companies to reach a wider audience of supporters and help validate ideas before they are fully realized.
Three friends from Quebec are leveraging the power of Indiegogo to launch their first business. So far, they’ve been able to raise more than $13,000 of their $15,000 goal to build a yoga and surf hostel in Nicaragua next to the Pacific Coast.
“We want to inspire a generation and tell them that we can still believe that one day we will achieve our dreams,” says Karl Pineault, co-founder of Free Spirit Hostel.
Not every campaign succeeds, however. In fact, 80 per cent of Indiegogo projects fail to raise more than a quarter of their goal, according to 2013 results from its search engine. So why do some crowdfunding campaigns flourish while others flounder?
On Friday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. (ET) we will hold our first microbusiness live discussion focused on crowdfunding tips and put reader questions to our participants: Karl Pineault and Laurent Champagn of Free Spirit Hostel and Daryl Hatton, founder and CEO of FundRazr, Canada’s largest reward-based crowdfunding portal.
We’ll consider the importance of crafting a compelling message and setting realistic goals, as well as the kinds of incentives to offer funders or investors.
If you’d like to join the conversation, simply click on the ScribbleLive box below. Mobile users may want to click here for an easier-to-read format.
The Pebble Watch, Oculus Rift, or more recently, Vanhawks, Hexoskin, we've all heard the extraordinary stories of entrepreneurs who've crowdfunded their ideas, reached out to thousands of fans and contributors, and later on raised VC funding or have launched their product successfully worldwide.
After a month-long hiatus, NewTech is back stronger than ever. We're inviting you to celebrate together local Montréal startups, who've worked relentlessly on their ideas for the past months, and who are now ready to pitch to the public. We've selected them, worked and rehearsed with them so that they get the best pitch possible and get kickstarted in a big a way. And it's not just hardware startups! We've looked hard to get on stage inspiring projects in web, mobile & content.
Come discover what Montreal has best, see what are their strategies to crowdfund -- you will also be welcomed to ask hard questions in Q&A after each presentation!
// CROWDFUNDING PANEL
We've heard stories of crowdfunders who completely missed on their deadlines, who ran away with the precious funds, or worse who had to close doors because their campaign was a public failure.
We've also heard about crowdfunding being not legal in Canada.
From the story of the potato salad to the tales of products who'd never see the light if crowdfunding wasn't there, NewTech will feature a panel of crowdfunding experts & crowdfunded entrepreneurs who will explore the amazing potential of crowdfunding (both equity and rewards model), as well as the limits. If you have a startup, you will have to take notes at this panel. Come hear their lessons, their presonal stories, what they learned from the failures, and how they see the future.
NewTech - it's about celebrating new startups, but it's mostly YOU! NewTech is a unique opportunity to meet a crowd of 300 or so entrepreneurs, engineers, students, investors, bloggers, investors, and also up & coming Montréalers and foreigners who want to check out what's up with the Montreal tech startup scene. Come mingle with us, take a drink, and discuss what you are working on. From 5.30pm to 6.30pm & onwards from 8.30pm to 10pm, you will have ample time to meet amazing Montréal entrepreneurs. Who knows? You might collaborate together.
Here are just a few names at the event :
- NewTech - SDEVM funder - Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation, government - City of Montréal, municipal - Real Ventures, funder - iNovial Capital, funder - Techvibes media - LesAffaires media - Montreal Tech Watch media - La Commune, coworking space - as well as hundreds of founders & progammers
// Schedule
5.30pm Doors open & we will begin with a networking session 6.30pm Startup Demos 7.30pm Panel : Crowdfunding + Startups 8.30pm Stay for networking! We will have free drinks & snacks for everyone
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada crowdfunding hub providing education, advocacy and networking opportunities in the rapidly evolving crowdfunding industry. NCFA Canada is a community-based, membership-driven entity that was formed at the grass roots level to fill a national need in the market place. Join our growing network of industry stakeholders, fundraisers and investors. Increase your organization’s profile and gain access to a dynamic group of industry front runners. Learn more About Us | About Crowdfunding or contact us at casano@ncfacanada.org.
