Date

  Time

  What

  Where

  Who

Weds.,
Feb. 1st

5:00 to 7:30pm

I³ Social Circle Kick-off Event: Learn more about I³ & connect with potential business partners, financiers, and  advisors

Cedar Room, Park Town Hotel

Wilson Centre &
U of S
Industry Liaison
Office

Tues.,
Feb. 7^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Personality & Leadership:  No one can do it all—         explore effective ways to outsource certain aspects of     your business.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

eclecthink—Bill & Susan Brooks

Tues.,
Feb. 14^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Ideation: What’s your idea? Can you explain it in a    single sentence? Learn how to focus on your product or
service.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

eclecthink—Bill & Susan Brooks

Tues.,
Feb. 28^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Communication: Learn how to handle “difficult
conversations” with business partners, suppliers, clients, etc.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

Morris Interactive—Vince Bruni-Bossio

Tues.,
Mar. 6^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Legal: There are so many legal considerations when
starting a business- learn where to get started. Gain the   valuable information you will need to start your business.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

McKercher LLP—Steve Seiferling;
Hergott Duval Stack-Clint Gifford;
BlackSun—Steve
Rogoschewsky

Tues.,
Mar. 13^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Entrepreneurship Panel – Open Discussion: Learn from local entrepreneurs who have been in business for varying degrees of time & what it takes to make it or break it.

Ideas Inc. (Saskatoon Farmers Market) 120
Sonnenschein Way

 To be announced

Tues.,
Mar. 20^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Financing Options: From bank loans to angel investors and beyond – find out what’s available and what’s best suited for your business.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

CYBF—Taunya Woods-Richardson

Tues.,
Mar. 27^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Business Planning and Structuring Issues for Start Ups: What are some crucial tips in planning that you need to know?

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

Deloitte—Blair
Knippel; Humphrey Tam & Bill Matiko

Tues.,
Apr. 3^rd

5:00 to 7:00pm

Conveying Your Idea: How to convey your idea clearly and effectively on paper and on video.

KW Nasser Centre,          256 - 3rd Avenue S

U of S—Lee Swanson & David Zhang

Tues.,
Apr. 10^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Pitching and Marketing: How to sell your idea and
market your start up.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

Sparkles—Brooke Klassen, Meghan  Gervais, Ashala  Jacobson &
Stephanie Yong

William Joseph
Communications—
Ryan Townend

Tues.,
April 17 & 24

5:00 to 7:00pm

Informal Sessions: Stop by to ask any questions you may have about preparing your business idea or use this session to prepare your business idea submissions and video.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

The Wilson Centre

Fri.,
Apr. 27^th

12:00pm

Deadline for Business Ideas Submission.

Tues.,
May 1^st

5:00 to 7:00pm

Announcement of Top 11 Finalists and Refining Your Pitch: Congratulations finalists! Time to start perfecting your pitch. Press conference will be held.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

 The Wilson Centre

Tues.,
May 7^th & 8^th

5:00 to 7:00pm

Pitch Practices: Very informal - stop in for a place to meet your group or get advice from the Wilson Centre.

KW Nasser   Centre, 256 - 3rd Avenue South

 The Wilson Centre

Thurs., May 10^th

7:00 to 10:00pm

I³ Idea Launch: Finalist pitches and announcement of the winners

The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue N

May – Nov.

Winners check-in monthly

Nov. 2012

Pitch Party – for ALL finalists