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SUMMARY:APEX - Pitch Training
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to nail your pitch and perfect your presentation skills! Designed for entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners.\n\n​Are you looking for investors or customers?\n\nThen join us for this session on "How to Perfect Your Pitch."\n\n​Designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners\, this session shares:\n\n​The secrets to getting customers\, investors\, and mentors.\n\n​Cover some of the best ways to access Alberta's business incubators and accelerators.\n\n​Provide the opportunity to practice your pitch and get feedback from the facilitator and the other participants.\n\n​💡 Session Breakdown\n\n​This session will run virtually from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday\, October 15\n\n​This session will cover:\n\n​#1 Attracting Investors and Mentors\nLearn how to capitalize on the five things savvy investors and mentors care about the most. This session will help you understand how to make your idea or business more appealing to potential investors and mentors.\n\n​#2 Nailing Your Five-minute Pitch\nCraft a two to five-minute pitch that captures and keeps your audience's attention. Discover the critical components of a successful pitch\, different formats\, how to differentiate yourself from the competition\, and how to avoid mistakes that can kill the interest you create.\n\n​#3 Creating A Compelling Elevator Pitch\nLearn how to create interest in your product or service in the shortest amount of time possible. This session explores the power of seven-word elevator pitches and explains how not revealing what you sell right away can be key to attracting customers\, mentors\, investors\, and employees.\n\n​Facilitator - David Yiptong\n\n​Technology development\, commercialization and community engagement have been at the heart of David’s recent work. He has worked with hundreds of technology startups and entrepreneurs\, helping them build their businesses and connecting them with resources and supports in the community. Their successes are what drives David’s passion for the sector in Calgary and Alberta.\n\n​David brings a wide range of experience having worked in startups\, large corporations\, and not-for-profits\, in industries ranging from manufacturing\, energy\, and telecommunications. He continues to volunteer to coach students and entrepreneurs through various programs in Calgary.\n\n​These sessions are brought to you by Alberta Innovates and Alberta's eight Regional Innovation Networks:\n\n​APEX: Southeast Alberta\n\n​CARIN: Central Alberta\n\n​CIC: Calgary Innovation Coalition\n\n​ECARIN: East Central Alberta\n\n​ERIN: Edmonton Regional Innovation Network\n\n​Innovate Northwest RIN Northwest Alberta\n\n​RINSA: Southwest Alberta\n\n​WBRIN: North East Alberta
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Get ready to nail your pitch and perfect your presentation skills! Designed for entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners.\n\n​Are you looking for investors or customers?\n\nThen join us for this session on "How to Perfect Your Pitch."\n\n​Designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners\, this session shares:\n\n​The secrets to getting customers\, investors\, and mentors.\n\n​Cover some of the best ways to access Alberta's business incubators and accelerators.\n\n​Provide the opportunity to practice your pitch and get feedback from the facilitator and the other participants.\n\n​💡 Session Breakdown\n\n​This session will run virtually from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday\, October 15\n\n​This session will cover:\n\n​#1 Attracting Investors and Mentors\nLearn how to capitalize on the five things savvy investors and mentors care about the most. This session will help you understand how to make your idea or business more appealing to potential investors and mentors.\n\n​#2 Nailing Your Five-minute Pitch\nCraft a two to five-minute pitch that captures and keeps your audience's attention. Discover the critical components of a successful pitch\, different formats\, how to differentiate yourself from the competition\, and how to avoid mistakes that can kill the interest you create.\n\n​#3 Creating A Compelling Elevator Pitch\nLearn how to create interest in your product or service in the shortest amount of time possible. This session explores the power of seven-word elevator pitches and explains how not revealing what you sell right away can be key to attracting customers\, mentors\, investors\, and employees.\n\n​Facilitator - David Yiptong\n\n​Technology development\, commercialization and community engagement have been at the heart of David’s recent work. He has worked with hundreds of technology startups and entrepreneurs\, helping them build their businesses and connecting them with resources and supports in the community. Their successes are what drives David’s passion for the sector in Calgary and Alberta.\n\n​David brings a wide range of experience having worked in startups\, large corporations\, and not-for-profits\, in industries ranging from manufacturing\, energy\, and telecommunications. He continues to volunteer to coach students and entrepreneurs through various programs in Calgary.\n\n​These sessions are brought to you by Alberta Innovates and Alberta's eight Regional Innovation Networks:\n\n​APEX: Southeast Alberta\n\n​CARIN: Central Alberta\n\n​CIC: Calgary Innovation Coalition\n\n​ECARIN: East Central Alberta\n\n​ERIN: Edmonton Regional Innovation Network\n\n​Innovate Northwest RIN Northwest Alberta\n\n​RINSA: Southwest Alberta\n\n​WBRIN: North East Alberta
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