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      PEI
      Business
      Development
      (PEIBD)
      invites
      Island
      entre-
     
     
      preneurs
      to
      participate
      in
      St@rt-
      Up
      Challenge
      2000,
     
     
      an
      e-Business
      Plan
      Competition
      to
      be
      held
      in
      coordi-
     
     
      nation
      with
      IT
      Week.
      IT
      Week,
      an
      initiative
      of
      the
     
    

    
     
      Information
      Technologies
      Association
      of
      PEI,
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      held
      May
      4
      to
      14,
      2000.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      program
      will
      provide
      an
      opportunity
      for
      PEI
      entre-
     
     
      preneurs
      with
      business
      ideas
      in
      the
      emerging
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      technology
      sector
      to
      participate
      in
      a
      supportive
     
     
      and
      educational
      process
      aimed
      at
      developing
      solid
     
     
      business
      plans
      worthy
      of
      attracting
      the
      significant
     
     
      capital
      investment
      required
      to
      launch
      new
      IT
      ventures.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Winning
      entries
      will
      receive
      great
      prizes,
      including:
     
     
      cash,
      equipment,
      Internet
      hosting,
      marketing
      support,
     
     
      professional
      services
      and
      access
      to
      industry
      mentors
     
     
      committed
      to
      working
      with
      the
      entrepreneurs
      as
      they
     
     
      act
      upon
      their
      business
      ideas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      St@rt-Up
      Challenge
      2000
      is
      open
      to
      all
      residents
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      For
      full
      competition
      details,
     
     
      eligibility
      requirements,
      rules
      and
      regulations,
      pick
      up
     
     
      the
      St@rt-Up
      Challenge
      Registration
      Kit
      at
      the
      PEIBD
     
     
      office
      in
      Charlottetown.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      deadline
      for
      submission
      of
      business
      summaries
      is
     
     
      5:00
      pm
      March
      24,
      2000.
      Participants
      may
      enter
      the
     
    

    
     
      ition
      online
      at
      the
      Web
      site,
      by
      mail
      to
      PEI
      Business
     
     
      Development
      or
      by
      delivery
      to
      the
      PEI
      Business
     
     
      Development
      office.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ial
      Dates:
     
     
      The
      following
      table
      indicates
      the
      official
      key
      dates
     
     
      associated
      with
      the
      St@rt-Up
      Challenge:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      corte
      g
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PriceWaterhouse
      Coopers
     
    
   
   
    
     
      St@rt-Up
      Challenge
      2000
     
     
      Business
      Plan
      Competition
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Supporting
      Sponsors:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      island
      servicesnetwork
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      COUARS
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      Phase
      I
      Open
      Submission
      of
     
     
      Business
      Summaries
      Monday
      Feb.
      28
     
     
      Close
      Submission
      of
     
     
      Business
      Summaries
      Friday,
      March
      24
     
     
      Announce
      Three
      Finalists
      Wed.,
      March
      29
     
     
      Phase
      II
      Open
      Submission
      of
     
     
      Full
      Business
      Plan
      Thurs.,
      March
      30
     
     
      Close
      Submission
      of
     
     
      Full
      Business
      Plan
      Friday,
      April
      28
     
     
      Close
      Preliminary
      Judging
     
     
      of
      Full
      Business
      Plans
      Thursday,
      May
      4
     
     
      Phase
      III__Pitch
      Sessions
      Friday,
      May
      5
     
     
      Awards
      Ceremony
      Tuesday,
      May
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information,
      visit
      the
      St@rt-Up
      Challenge
     
     
      Web
      site,
      at
      www.peistartupchallenge.com,
      email
      us
      at
     
     
      info@peistartupchallenge.com
      or
      contact:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Scot
      MacDonald
     
    

    
     
      Account
      Executive
      -
      Information
      Technology
     
    

    
     
      PEI
      Business
      Development
     
    

    
     
      3rd
      Floor
      Holman
      Building,
      25
      University
      Avenue
     
     
      PO
      Box
      910
     
     
      Charlottetown,
      PE
      C1A7L9
     
    

    
     
      Tel:
      (902)
      368-5899
     
    

    
     
      Fax:
      (902)
      368-6301
     
    

    
     
      E-mail:
      dsmacdonald@gov.pe.ca
     
     
      www.peibusinessdevelopment.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
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