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The BDC Young Entrepreneur Award (YEA; French ''Prix jeune entrepreneur BDC'') is a contest organized by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)〔(Business Development Bank of Canada’s website. ) Retrieved 24.01.2014〕 to promote youth entrepreneurship across Canada and encourage public support for it. BDC has organized the contest for business owners aged 18 to 35 since 1988.〔(Business Development Bank of Canada’s website. ) Retrieved 17.02.2014〕 The format of the contest changed in 2012, when for the first time finalists competed online for a $100,000 grand prize and a second prize of $25,000 in consulting services.〔(Top entrepreneur contest online from start to finish ) ''Financial Post'' Retrieved 22.01.2013〕 To enter the YEA competition, applicants have to fill out an online form and submit a short video (1 to 2 minutes) in which they explain a turning point their business is facing and the solution that will take their company to the next level.〔(BDC Young Entrepreneur Award website. ) Retrieved 24.01.2014〕 Up to 11 finalists are selected by regional selection committees across Canada. The winner and the runner-up are then determined by a public vote combined with a score attributed to each finalist by a national committee.〔(BDC Young Entrepreneur Award website. ) Retrieved 17.02.2014〕 The grand prize is to be used by the winning entrepreneur to implement his or her project. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and operate a Canadian business.〔(BDC Young Entrepreneur Award website. ) Retrieved 24.01.2013〕 The application period, finalist selection and voting take place from mid-winter through mid-summer.〔(Industry Canada. ) Retrieved 25.01.2013〕 ==Winners of the BDC Young Entrepreneur Award== 2015〔https://www.bdcyoungentrepreneuraward.ca/en/home BDC Young Entrepreneur Award website.] Retrieved 13.08.2015〕 100,000 BDC Grand Prize * Chris Cowper-Smith and Bob Garrish - Spring Loaded Technology (Nova Scotia) Second prize ($25,000 in consulting services) * Melissa Butler - Real Food Market (Newfoundland and Labrador) 2014〔https://www.bdcyoungentrepreneuraward.ca/en/resources/2014-winner-grand-prize BDC Young Entrepreneur Award website.] Retrieved 13.08.2015〕 100,000 BDC Grand Prize * Shep Ysselstein - Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese (Woodstock, Ontario) Second prize ($25,000 in consulting services) * Toni Desrosiers - Abeego Design (Victoria, B.C.) 2013〔(Business Development Bank of Canada’s website - Press release. ) Retrieved 17.02.2014〕 100,000 BDC Grand Prize * Joel Pinel - WOW Factor Media (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) Second prize ($25,000 in consulting services) * Max Jenke - Endeavor Design (Vancouver, B.C.) 2012〔(Business Development Bank of Canada’s website - Press release. ) Retrieved 17.02.2014〕 $100,000 BDC Grand Prize * Zane Kelsall - Two if By Sea Café (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Second prize ($25,000 in consulting services) * Mike Miltimore – Lee’s Music (Kamloops, B.C.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BDC Young Entrepreneur Award」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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