 NewsroomMedia ReleasesAccelerate Okanagan accepting applications for entrepreneurship@AOMonday, January 30, 2012
 Kelowna, B.C. - Accelerate Okanagan is accepting applications for entrepreneurship@AO, a comprehensive 12-month program designed to support and nurture early-stage technology companies from product concept to market entry, created in partnership with BCIC. entrepreneurship@AO is one of six entrepreneurship@ programs developed by BCIC to launch and grow new, sustainable technology companies in BC. In its first year, the program will provide support for up to 15 successful applicants. Each company accepted into the program will receive:
"BCIC is pleased to support the BC Jobs Plan through the creation of the newest entrepreneurship@ program in BC," said Mark Payne, Acting CEO of BCIC. "We look forward to seeing the outcomes generated by the companies accepted into entrepreneurship@AO, including jobs and further benefits to the already vibrant and growing technology sector in the Okanagan." "The entrepreneurship@AO initiative forms part of Accelerate Okanagan's overall program offering for entrepreneurs and technology companies looking to start, accelerate and grow," said Jeff Keen, Acting CEO of Accelerate Okanagan. "It will also help attract to the Okanagan some of the hottest growth companies from outside the region through the provision of value-adding services." The application deadline for entrepreneurship@AO is Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Companies will be able to pitch to a panel of judges in either Kelowna or Vancouver. The selected applicants will be announced on February 23, 2012, with the Program set to launch March 1, 2012. Benefits of the entrepreneurship@AO program include:
entrepreneurship@AO is open to all provincial, national and international start-up ventures that are:
Learn more about entrepreneurship@AO online at: www.accelerateokanagan.com/programs/entrepreneurshipatao. For more information, contact: Martin J. Yuill About entrepreneurship@AOA comprehensive 12-month program, entrepreneurship@AO is a program that supports and nurtures early-stage technology companies, from product concept to market entry. Open to all provincial, national and international start-up ventures, participants in the entrepreneurship@AO program benefit from one-year free enrolment in Accelerate Okanagan's flagship Venture Acceleration Program, as well as access to free shared office space at the organization's Innovation Centres in Kelowna and Penticton. Further information is available online at: www.accelerateokanagan.com/programs/entrepreneurshipatao/ About Accelerate OkanaganAccelerate Okanagan, a technology focused not-for-profit, was formed on December 31, 2010 with the mission to increase the number of technology companies that start and grow in the Okanagan by helping to develop and support a vibrant entrepreneurial, creative and innovative technology community and providing programs that support entrepreneurs and technology companies looking to start, accelerate and grow. About BCICBCIC develops entrepreneurial talent and commercializes technology through startup companies and partnerships between industry and academia. BCIC focuses on competitively positioning British Columbia in today's global knowledge economy in order to provide significant employment opportunities and a high standard of living for British Columbians. For more information about BCIC, visit www.bcic.ca or www.twitter.com/BCIC. Tagged as: Accelerate Okanagan, entrepreneurship@AO |
