Five entrepreneur finalists will pitch their new business ideas to a well-known panel of experts from the recycling and environmental industries Thurs Dec 6th, 2012.
At stake is a prize package of approximately $30,000 to help propel business forward for the lucky winner and bragging rights as the “Recycling Idol”. The winner will also have an opportunity to meet and discuss potential funding program opportunities with anchor sponsors:
The “Idol” competition is a hybrid modeled on American Idol and Dragon’s Den where companies are invited to present their company pitch to an investor panel. The audience selects the final winner based on whom they would most likely invest in.
The event will be chaired by James Sbrolla, Entrepreneur in Residence at the RIC Centre who is a veteran of the environmental industry. James is also Chairman of Environmental Business Consultants and serves on various other boards and has spent his entire career in the clean-tech sector.
“The clean-tech sector is driving economic growth for Peel Region, creating new markets for post-consumer materials and challenging entrepreneurs to develop innovative technologies to create wealth. The RIC Centre is the central hub that is creating the opportunities entrepreneurs need to grow their businesses and drive investment into the clean-tech space.”
James has helped more than 200 companies commercialize their ideas and bring those ideas to market. Importantly, 46% of RIC clients have either received funding or been introduced to funding sources and investors.
RIC Centre provides services to emerging entrepreneurs including: business mentoring, market intelligence, financing, and networking through Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR).
The RIC Centre is a registered not-for-profit organization that offers support to entrepreneurs and innovators who want to take their great ideas to market inadvanced manufacturing, life science and emerging technologies. The RIC Centre is created through partnership with the municipalities and the Boards of Trade in Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon; Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation; Region of Peel; Sheridan College; University of Toronto Mississauga and MaRS. RIC Centre has become a go-to portal for connecting innovators with investors for sustained commercial success.
The Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE)is a collaborative network of organizations across Ontario, designed to help you commercialize your ideas. Whether you are an innovator, a technology-based business, entrepreneur, or researcher, ONE will connect you with services and programs to help you innovate and gain a competitive advantage.
