{"id":52995,"date":"2018-09-07T14:38:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=52995"},"modified":"2018-09-07T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:15:11","slug":"brock-program-ready-to-help-develop-ideas-of-young-niagara-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2018\/09\/brock-program-ready-to-help-develop-ideas-of-young-niagara-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock program ready to help develop ideas of young Niagara entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bailey Cochrane had the business idea, but it was a boost from BioLinc that helped take it from concept to reality.<\/p>\n

The fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student in Brock University\u2019s Goodman School of Business knew he wanted to design an online resource for people who were interested in Ontario wine.<\/p>\n

Through his participation in BioLinc\u2019s Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship Program<\/a><\/u>, he was able to transform the vision for Stocked Cellars<\/a><\/u> into an operating online business. Although this wasn\u2019t Cochrane\u2019s first time starting a company, the program gave him resources that built on his previous knowledge and helped him step outside his comfort zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt allowed me to conceptualize exactly how I wanted to go about starting a technology company,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship Program BioLinc Co-ordinator Cassie Price.<\/p><\/div>\n

Stocked Cellars was designed as a technology resource that aims to understand Ontario wine consumers, provides customers resources to help them make purchase decisions and acts as an alternative to traditional wine retail.<\/p>\n

Cochrane envisions next adding a virtual reality experience to the website where consumers can be transported to Niagara wine country from their computer screen.<\/p>\n

The Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship Program is in its fifth year after helping more than 150 young entrepreneurs in the past. Niagara residents between the ages of 18 and 29 with an early-stage business idea are encouraged to submit an application<\/a><\/u> by the Friday, Sept. 21 deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program helps young entrepreneurs determine if this is a viable career path for them,\u201d said Program Manager and BioLinc Co-ordinator Cassie Price. \u201cIf they find out entrepreneurship isn\u2019t for them, we can teach them other ways they can be innovative in their career path.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up to 35 young entrepreneurs will have access to monthly seminars and training, mentorship, networking events, advisory services and funding opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t have to have more than an idea. We can work with them to help them grow that and expand,\u201d Price said. \u201cAs they go through the program, they can determine if their idea is viable and if it\u2019s something they want to pursue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cochrane encourages potential applicants not to hold back from applying if they think that their business idea isn\u2019t polished enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven when you think your business isn\u2019t at a stage in which you could go through an entrepreneurial program like this, it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll you need is an idea and this program will help you formulate that idea into potentially a real business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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