The event will also be taking place simultaneously in Bridgewater and Kentville.
Participants are invited to spend 60 seconds describing their idea for a new business. Top ideas are decided by vote then teams are formed to develop ideas further. Teams receive coaching from experienced entrepreneurs during the process. The final stage requires each team to make a presentation. The top teams receive prizes.
Andrew Button, CEO and founder for the Mashup Lab, says the weekend isn’t just for “business people.”
“We are all experts in something,” he said.
“All of us see opportunities to improve something, to make something better, how to do something easier, etc. Mashup Weekend is about creating a space where people – anybody, really – can take action.”
Organizers for the event have reached out to experienced entrepreneurs throughout Southwest Nova Scotia as well as other parts of the province to participate as mentors and coaches for the weekend.
Prizes, in the form of support services that could help a team, should they decide to take their idea to the next level, will be awarded.
Button says the weekend is less about the prize-pack and more about the experience of collaborating with other like-minded people, getting better connected with each other, and taking action – actually doing something – to get an idea off the ground.
The registration fee of $60 covers the materials and facilities used during the weekend as well as seven meals (prepared locally), snacks and drinks.
For more information about the event or to register, visit the website.
The event will also be taking place simultaneously in Bridgewater and Kentville.
Participants are invited to spend 60 seconds describing their idea for a new business. Top ideas are decided by vote then teams are formed to develop ideas further. Teams receive coaching from experienced entrepreneurs during the process. The final stage requires each team to make a presentation. The top teams receive prizes.
Andrew Button, CEO and founder for the Mashup Lab, says the weekend isn’t just for “business people.”
“We are all experts in something,” he said.
“All of us see opportunities to improve something, to make something better, how to do something easier, etc. Mashup Weekend is about creating a space where people – anybody, really – can take action.”
Organizers for the event have reached out to experienced entrepreneurs throughout Southwest Nova Scotia as well as other parts of the province to participate as mentors and coaches for the weekend.
Prizes, in the form of support services that could help a team, should they decide to take their idea to the next level, will be awarded.
Button says the weekend is less about the prize-pack and more about the experience of collaborating with other like-minded people, getting better connected with each other, and taking action – actually doing something – to get an idea off the ground.
The registration fee of $60 covers the materials and facilities used during the weekend as well as seven meals (prepared locally), snacks and drinks.
For more information about the event or to register, visit the website.
