The Dobson Practicum provides mentorship, workshops and the opportunity for entrepreneurs from Concordia University to win funding for their business.
The Dobson Practicum is a program funded by the John Dobson Foundation and supported by Enactus Concordia. The Practicum provides current students and recent Concordia graduate entrepreneurs with hands-on learning opportunities, access to business networks and mentors, and resources and guidance to help their business succeed. At the end of the Practicum, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to
04/08/2022
Congratulations to this year's Dobson Practicum $EED winners:
1st Place: OpAI Innovations
2nd Place: The Teacher App (TAPP)
3rd Place: The Dog People
Congratulations as well to all of this year's participants and all the hard work and dedication over the past few months! We're looking forward to seeing how your businesses continue to evolve and grow.
Congratulations to all the entrepreneurs who will be participating in this year's Dobson Practicum!
Les gens de chien / The Dog People
Magibone
OpAI
PharmaSENSE
Pop Space
The Teacher App
WorkFixture
01/27/2022
There's still time to submit your business idea for a chance to win part of $10,000 in prize money! We've extended the video submission date to February 6th!
1 - Visit http://www.dobsonpracticum.com/ to download the information package.
2 - Create a virtual pitch! Sign up to submit your video Rocket Pitch online at https://forms.gle/nNU9pCyrBhUzBbQJA
11/09/2021
**DOBSON PRACTICUM 2022**
Do you have a business idea or start-up that you want to get off the ground?
The Dobson Practicum provides mentorship, business plan and concept validation guidance and the opportunity to compete in the annual $EED Competition for part of $10,000 in prize money.
How can you get involved?
1 - Visit http://www.dobsonpracticum.com/ to download the information package.
2 - Create a virtual pitch! Sign up to submit your video Rocket Pitch online at https://forms.gle/nNU9pCyrBhUzBbQJA
04/10/2021
Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Dobson Practicum $EED Competition:
1st Place: Sam Tenenbaum / Bidgala https://bidgala.com/
2nd Place: Gabrielle Savaria-Jutras / Gathna https://www.gathna.com/
3rd place: Daniel Borges / Dakoug Blankets https://www.instagram.com/dakougblankets/?hl=en
Congratulations as well to all the participants on an amazing job and wishing you all the best in your entrepreneurial endeavours.
02/02/2021
Are you ready for Dragon's Den? Auditions are now open!
DRAGONS’ DEN gives aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a panel of wealthy Canadian business moguls - the Dragons. Successful pitchers will have a chance to earn real investment - from the Dragons’ own pockets!
This is a fantastic opportunity for young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs to apply and pitch their business concept for the chance to appear on national television.
To apply, please visit, http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions. For more information on how to prepare for auditions, reference our Cheat Sheet, https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/blog/audition-cheat-sheet .
01/22/2021
Still time to sign up and submit your video pitch for a chance to win part of $10,000 towards your business idea!
Visit www.dobsonpracticum.com today to sign up and download our information package for all the details.
01/11/2021
There's still time to sign up for the Dobson Practicum (virtual edition)! Pitch submission deadline has been extended to January 20th!
Do you have a business idea or start-up that you want to get off the ground?
The Dobson Practicum provides mentorship, business plan and concept validation guidance and the opportunity to compete in the annual $EED Competition for part of $10,000 in prize money.
How can you get involved?
1 - Visit http://www.dobsonpracticum.com/ to download the information package.
2 - Create a virtual pitch! Sign up to submit your video Rocket Pitch online at https://forms.gle/nNU9pCyrBhUzBbQJA
12/06/2020
**DOBSON PRACTICUM COVID VIRTUAL EDITION**
Do you have a business idea or start-up that you want to get off the ground?
The Dobson Practicum provides mentorship, business plan and concept validation guidance and the opportunity to compete in the annual $EED Competition for part of $10,000 in prize money.
How can you get involved?
1 - Visit http://www.dobsonpracticum.com/ to download the information package.
2 - Create a virtual pitch! Sign up to submit your video Rocket Pitch online at https://forms.gle/nNU9pCyrBhUzBbQJA
Information for the 2021 version of the Dobson Practicum and $EED Competition is now available online through our website:http://www.dobsonpracticum.com/s/DobsonInfoPackage_2021.pdf
We're looking forward to hosting the virtual version of the $EED Competition and seeing all your innovative ideas that have sprung out of COVID times!
We're starting to prepare for the 2021 virtual version of the Dobson Practicum and $EED competition!
In the meantime, as you are thinking about your business ideas, it's important to consider what it means to launch in the time of COVID-19.
JMSB and the National Bank are hosting a free event this Monday November 16th on this topic: Launching a Start-Up in the COVID-19 Context
Click the link below to register:
http://bit.ly/3dJL6tj
06/19/2020
Congratulations to everyone who participated in our $EED 2020 competition.