BioLinc Storms Ignite

This past Tuesday May 8, 2018 at the Greg Frewin Theatre was the final round of the Ignite Pitch Competition. A pitch competition sponsored by Meridian Credit Union, Innovate Niagara, St. Catharines Enterprise Centre, Niagara College and the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce (GNCC). The competition is a great opportunity for new businesses to gain attention as well as some cash prizes. The competition has a total of $10, 000 of prizes available to winners with $7,500 going to the winner and $2,500 given to The People’s Choice Award winner.

Here at BioLinc we were lucky enough to watch two of our start up companies compete in the finals. Ethan Foy, the creator of LifePoints and Dalton Steele the owner of Huvr Media competed as two of the six finalists to the Ignite Competition. Both Dalton and Ethan have had experience in large pitch competitions similar to Ignite. They both have competed in Monster Pitch, a competition similar to Ignite, held by Brock University’s Brock Innovation Group (BIG) and BioLinc. Dalton was a finalist during the 2017 Monster Pitch Competition, and Ethan was the winner of the 2018 Monster Pitch Competition.

When asked about his experience at Ignite, Dalton said that “Ignite was a good learning experience.  I have done pitches before but never for my current business, Huvr Media.  It really was great to organize my thoughts, analyze my progress, and layout goals in pitch format.  It was a great opportunity to speak about my passion for this business in front of family and friends, the members of the GNCC, and business-minded people of the Niagara region.”

Although neither one of the two won the competition we here at BioLinc are so proud of what these two young entrepreneurs have accomplished. It has been a pleasure working alongside the two entrepreneurs and watching them grow over the years. BioLinc would also like to give a big shout out to the winners of the competition. Firstly, The Foster Festival won the grand prize for their festival which celebrates the work of Canadian Playwright Norm Foster. Secondly, Underdogs Boxing Club won the people’s choice award. Underdogs Boxing Club is a non-profit organization that uses boxing to help people realize their strength both physically and spiritually while still being inclusive to people of various sexualities and cisgender.

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