Local small business owners will get their shot at winning $150,000 in prizing
Running until October 29, the TELUS Pitch is an annual competition aimed at accelerating success through the adoption of technology. For one lucky small business owner, it gives them the opportunity to receive $100,000 cash, and others a shot at $50,000 in additional prizing from TELUS Small Business Solutions, making it the largest payout in Canada for a small business competition.
- The winning small business will receive $100,000.
- Two runners-up will receive $10,000.
- One small business that is giving back in a meaningful way to their local community will be selected by a panel of TELUS Community Investment team members to receive a $10,000 cash prize, plus an additional $10,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
- One most promising startup that is making significant strides in the industry will be selected to receive $10,000 in cash and prizes of two Samsung devices and mentoring and marketing services from startup marketing firm Eighty-Eight.
To help drive awareness of the TELUS Pitch contest, a life-sized custom elevator is travelling the country, stopping at local small business events to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to step in and deliver their 60 second live “elevator” pitch. Entrepreneurs in Toronto were first to step inside the elevator when 20 small business owners were surprised with the opportunity to deliver their pitch directly to Dickinson and will be entered to compete with other contest entrants. Entrepreneurs are also invited to enter the competition online.
Dickinson and Trusdale join four other successful Canadian business leaders and small business experts as TELUS Pitch judges: Bruce Poon Tip, Founder of G Adventures; Sunil Sharma, Managing Director at Techstars Toronto; Erin Bury, Managing Director of Eighty-Eight, and Mark Childs, Chief Brand Officer at Samsung Canada. Three semi-finalists will be invited to pitch all six judges in Toronto on November 13 on how they plan to use the $100,000; the final winner will be announced live at the event.
Stay tuned for more details about the Live Pitch event and exciting announcements and additional prizes throughout the contest period.
For full contest details please visit: telus.com/pitch.