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6 Finalists Emerge from Bears’ Lair Competition Showcase

6 Finalists Emerge from Bears’ Lair Competition Showcase

PETERBOROUGH – March 6, 2018 Six Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition finalists are preparing to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges at The Venue on April 18th. The top six businesses were selected from a group of 20 Bears’ Lair semi-finalists on Tuesday by local business community judges. Chair Diane Richard announced the finalists on stage at the Showcase event at The Venue, where contestants had that opportunity to display the best of their …

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Where Escape Maze See Themselves in 5 Years

Where Escape Maze See Themselves in 5 Years

The Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition can help you reach your business goals and put you and your business on the map. But don’t take our word for it, take the past winners and finalist word for it. Below is a Bears’ Lair winner who worked hard and believed in their business enough to enter our competition. Now they are well known and reputable businesses that are willing to share their experiences with others with the same …

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Entomo Farms’ Advice for Up and Coming Entrepreneurs

Entomo Farms’ Advice for Up and Coming Entrepreneurs

The Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition can help you reach your business goals and put you and your business on the map. But don’t take our word for it, take the past winners and finalist word for it. Below is a Bears’ Lair winner who worked hard and believed in their business enough to enter our competition. Now they are well known and reputable businesses that are willing to share their experiences with others with the same …

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Entrepreneurs Hungry to Win Can Enter the 2018 Bears’ Lair Competition

Entrepreneurs Hungry to Win Can Enter the  2018 Bears’ Lair Competition

[PETERBOROUGH]: Peterborough’s fiercest competition has returned. The 2018 Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition launched Friday morning at VentureNorth. Bears’ Lair is an annual competition for up-and-coming entrepreneurs in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.   Applications for this year’s competition will open on Tuesday, January 16th. Carey McMaster, Co-Chair and Sponsor Lead for the 2018 Bears’ Lair Competition invited all interested entrepreneurs to attend an orientation session at the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce that evening at 6:00 p.m. …

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Lab Improvements and Loch win the 2017 Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition

Lab Improvements and Loch win the 2017 Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition

The Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition had its Grand Finale at The Venue on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Six up-and-coming entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to a panel of judges with the goal of winning over $55,000 in cash and business support services.   The 6 finalists were split into the Innovation Stream and the Goods & Services Stream based on their type of business. The winner of the Innovation Stream was Alex Bushell of Lab Improvements, the …

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Bears’ Lair Grand Finale

Bears’ Lair Grand Finale

Join us at The Venue on April 25th for the Grand Finale of our 2017 Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition! Six finalists have been selected to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges. This year finalists are competing for over $45,000 in cash and business support services, kindly donated by our 2017 sponsors. DOORS OPEN: 6:00 PM | EVENT STARTS: 6:30 PM   Powered by Eventbrite   2017 FINALISTS Three of the finalists are innovation-based …

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6 Finalists Emerge from Bears’ Lair Competition Showcase

6 Finalists Emerge from Bears’ Lair Competition Showcase

Six Bears’ Lair Entrepreneurial Competition finalists are preparing to pitch their businesses to a panel of judges at The Venue on April 25th. The top six businesses were selected from a group of 21 Bears’ Lair semi-finalists on Tuesday by local business community judges. Chair Diane Richard announced the finalists on stage at the Showcase event at The Venue, where contestants had that opportunity to display the best of their businesses. Three of the finalists …

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2017 Semi-Finalist Showcase

2017 Semi-Finalist Showcase

Congratulations to all of our 2017 Semi-Finalists! They will be showing off the very best of their businesses at our Showcase event on Tuesday, March 21st from 4-6 PM at The Venue Peterborough. Everyone is welcome to attend! Register with Eventbrite:     Powered by Eventbrite   Our Semi-Finalists That Dam Tea Dock HitcHinge PeterPops Cheeks Ahoy Kawartha Tubing Intrigued Events Heartwood Design Co. Teatro Mont Pellier – Global Platform Loch I Love Savings Locavorest …

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