Dragon’s Den Meaford Finalists Selected

October 5, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 5, 2009

The Selection Committee for Dragons’ Den Meaford is pleased to announce the seven finalists who will pitch their business ideas to the panel of ‘Dragons’ on October 21st:

Meredith F. Cowan, Meaford
Kim Giffen, Thornbury
Jim Fewster, Meaford
Chantelle Boyes, Meaford
Jason Moore, Meaford
Normand Comeau, Priceville
Tanya Vesely, Meaford

All applicants were required to submit a one-page synopsis detailing their business idea with an explanation of its relation to one of the four pillars of the Municipality of Meaford’s Economic Development Strategy… Retail, Agribusiness, Tourism or Green.

Modeled after the popular CBC TV show, Dragons’ Den Meaford will take place at Meaford Hall on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 beginning at 7pm. Applicants will pitch their ideas to 5 local ‘Dragons’ for feedback and hopefully, cash. Each Dragon will bring a minimum of $1,000 to invest in the idea(s) they like best. This means that potentially, an entrepreneur could walk away with $5,000 for business start-up! Also up for grabs are a free business bank account, business plan assistance, business start-up mentoring, admission to a number of entrepreneurial workshops, an advertising package and more.

Tickets cost $10 (+GST), students $5 (+GST) and are available at the Meaford Hall Box Office by calling 1-877-538-0463 or online at www.meafordhall.ca.

Dragons’ Den Meaford is presented by the Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce.
For more information, contact 519-538-1640 or business@mdcc.ca

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Written by Deb · Filed Under Get Out, Meaford, Participation, The Area

Billy Bishop Airport x 2?

September 3, 2009

Owen Sound is the home of fighter pilot Billy Bishop. We have a museum that’s his childhood home… we even named our airport in his honour. Recently Toronto has decided that they’ll honour the famous pilot by doing the same thing… naming an airport after him.

Here’s a quote from a story in the Globe and Mail. The Toronto Port Authority plans to announce Thursday that it will rename the City Centre Airport on the island as the Billy Bishop Memorial Airport, sources tell The Globe and Mail. Read the story.

Nice that they want to but, NO! You can’t have two airports with the same name… or similar names. It’s just not a good idea. Besides, he lived here… he’s one of our very own local heroes… I think they can find another great pilot.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Features, Meaford, Owen Sound, theOwen Features

Dragon’s Den – Meaford Style

August 11, 2009

Look out CBC, Meaford is doing it’s own homegrown version of the very popular “Dragon’s Den” on October 21, 2009 at the Meaford Hall.

The Dragon’s Den is being presented by The Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce.

In a nutshell, 7 contestants will pitch their new business ideas to a panel of 5 Dragons in front of a live audience for criticism, compliments and hopefully some cold, hard cash. The Dragons are comprised of five local business people.

To participate, your submission must be handed in to the Meaford Chamber before September 15th at 4:30. (Submissions must include a one-page synopsis outlining their business idea, specifying how it relates to the Meaford Economic Development Strategy. You can pick up your applicant package at the Meaford Chamber office.) They’ll go through the sumbissions and selected applicants will be interviewd between September 28 – 30th. The finalists will be announced on October 5th.

So, Dragon’s Den should create a lot of buzz in the community and beyond. The Meaford Hall gets to showcase the event. And, great new business ideas will be unvailed. Sounds like a project to get excited about.

Recently we had the opportunity to talk to Jamie Pettit of the Meaford and District Chamber of Commerce. He told us all about it and how we can get involved.

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Download the Dragon’s Den Criteria for Application

If you have any questions about the Dragon’s Den Meaford, please contact Jamie Pettit at the Meaford Chamber by calling 519-538-1640

Written by Deb · Filed Under Audio, Business, Features, Meaford

Electric Eclectics Festival 4th Edition

July 14, 2009

If you missed last year’s festival or any previous to that, you’re not going to want to miss this one…

3 Days of Camping and music in Meaford, Ontario.
The 4th annual edition of the Electric Eclectics Festival takes place on the July 31st – August 2nd long weekend in rural Meaford, Ontario. Concerts on several stages, sound installations, unique vendors, and many surprises, are all part of the Festival.

Come of the performers at this year’s festival include: Holy F*ck, Katie Stelemanis, Yvat, Gosh Damn! DJs, Exit 2012, Pat Bush Projections, 54×3, Marla Hlady and Charles Glasspol + The Big Love.

The Electric Eclectics is sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council, The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, The Department of Canadian Heritage, The Romanian Cultural Institure, The Cultural Department of the City of Munich and Vill’s Value-Mart of Meaford.

For tickets and info, visit the website www.electric-eclectics.com or call 519-378-9899.

To read about last year’s Electric Eclectics check here.

Listen to an audio clip from the Electric Eclectic Festival in 2007 (Is the player is being a little funny? you can listen in a new browser window here (if you want you can also right click that link and download the track)

Written by Deb · Filed Under Concerts, Get Out, Meaford, The Arts, fun