MineSense Technologies Ltd is pleased to announce that it has placed third out of 178 applicants in the 2011 BCIC – New Ventures BC business competition. Teams were eliminated after each of four rounds of increasing complexity and commitment, based on the strength of their business plan, intellectual property, management expertise and ability to execute. MineSense will use the cash prize to broaden its intellectual property portfolio.
The BCIC-New Ventures competition was founded in 2000 as a means of recognizing and encouraging entrepreneurship in B.C.’s technology sector. To date, more than 1,100 aspiring B.C. entrepreneurs have entered the competition, with 35 winning major prize packages. Most winners have continued on to form viable companies, raising more than $100 million in financing and creating more than 500 jobs for British Columbians.
http://www.newventuresbc.com/2011/09/nearly-400000-in-prizes-awarded-last-night-video/
http://www.newventuresbc.com/category/2011-competitors/
http://www.newventuresbc.com/category/competition/