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We are very pleased to be covering and capturing Canada’s largest Student Business Plan competition, Enterprize 2009, on fundfindr.tv for a second year (see the wrap-up for Enterprize 2008 in the video above). We are also excited to help get the word out of an exciting webcast sponsorship package which, for the first time, includes a unique opportunity to associate your brand or firm with the best of student innovation captured on video. See more on Enterprize 2009 and the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week on fundfindr.tv here and visit the cool Entrepreneurship week Canada calendar and site to see all the exciting events week of November 17th!

The exciting news this year is, in addition to the interviews, pitches and webisode produced for last year’s event - capture will include most of the keynotes including those of Brian Scudamore, CEO of 1-800 Got Junk? pictured here and Basil Peters, Angel fund manager. Attendees front row virtual seat will include video of the gala, the workshop sessions with leading experts like fundfindr advisor Ean Jackson and more. This innovation will enable attendees to revisit event highlights, access tracks and content they missed and share the content with other students.

Enterprize has put together an outstanding sponsorship package which puts your brand front and centre with youth entrepreneurship and best practice knowledge. Together with fundfindr.tv, Enterprize 2009 will be delivering Knowledge on Demand!

The event content will be delivered to a wider audience than ever before, your brand will benefit from repeat views post-event and there are many other elements to the sponsorship to help you own the event, so don’t miss this opportunity. Chair Boris Remes, shown here from Facebook, is committed to extending the impact of the event in innovative ways and the entire Enterprize team is committed to ensuring this year’s event will be best ever! Contact the Enterprize Corporate Relations team at www.enterprizecanada.org or ping us at info@fundfindr.com and we’ll connect you.

Attended one of the seminars in the New Ventures BC competition tonight and I was impressed by the content and presentation by Angel and Vancouver Tech fixture, Mike Volker (and the huge turn-out!). Mike shared early tails of being an early investor in RIM, what angel investors are looking for and the huge impact they make vs. VCs in the local market. Echoing earlier interviews with successful entrepreneurs like Strutta’s Danny Robinson and as we’ve reported earlier, Mike emphasized “no-one reads the business plan, they look at the executive summary.” The business plan is for you and your team. Of course, that is why our pitch pages on www.fundfindr.com feature the video elevator pitch and executive summary! Investments are made in passionate entrepreneurs with skin in the game, who understand their market, how they make money and ultimately, have investors “like them.”

Like we say at fundfindr, venture dating has rules and we’re here to help you know them! We’ve even thrown our hat in the ring for the competition and we’ll be posting again along the way. For more on Mike’s presentation click here.

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Having heard the pros - and the cons - on producing full-scale business plans, I was unsure whether I was a believer or not in ‘The Biz Plan’. Some successful entrepreneurs I’ve interviewed for fundfindr.tv have indicated a strong Powerpoint and Pro forma will do the trick! Upon arriving at the Small Business BC 5^th Annual Business Plan Competition on February 26^th, I was still undecided. What I found out was an eye opener.

Our cameras captured the fun and reality of businss plans in this fundfindr.tv webisode as the finalists in the Growth and Start-up categories, fellow entrepreneurs, business associates and judges gathered to reveal the winners. Kudos to CEO Tara Gilbert, Jaeger Mah and the entire Small Business BC team for a first-class event and a record of 170 business plan entries. This was the first solo event I covered for fundfindr and I couldn’t help but get caught up in the excitement; there was a definite buzz in the air! Besides the cash prizes, finalists were awarded with feedback on their business plans from a panel of impressive organizations like Canadian Youth Business Foundation and the Royal Bank of Canada.

What really empowered the event were the entrepreneurs themselves who were so passionate and dedicated to the growth of their venture. Fundfindr.tv caught up with the Start-Up finalists, first place winner James Shearer from Peragro Media Inc. , whose ventures include Trail Canada, with Teena Legris, owner of NiMa’ma Maternity, a new maternity retailer built around an innovative approach and natural fabrics and with Art Hornal , of the Angry Spirits Beverage company readying to launch MacStewart Brewery, a souped up microbrewery based on historical ethnic origins.

Find how passion, dedication and a determination to expand your venture can be brought on and succeed through a business plan. Check out this webisode and like me you’ll be a believer! And check out the first cameo of our new fundfindr.tv animated characters - beware the buffalo!