ATB BoostR Tourism Stage live pitch event returning to Banff

 

Calling all tourism entrepreneurs! Here’s your chance to pitch your idea in front of a crowd of industry experts and potential customers – and even win some money.

 

The ATB BoostR Tourism Stage live pitch event is returning to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel on October 20, 2018 – a day before Travel Alberta’s annual Industry Conference at the same location.

 

This exciting event, presented by ATB Financial in partnership with Alberta Culture & Tourism, will feature five tourism-focused businesses and entrepreneurs, who will pitch their business idea to a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

 

ATB BoostR is a virtual, rewards-based crowdfunding platform where aspiring Alberta entrepreneurs can pitch ideas, gain valuable feedback and raise money in exchange for a reward, like a product, service or unique experience. ATB advisors work with each entrepreneur to develop their campaign, and provide professional coaching.

 

Here’s how you can get involved!

 

1. Join the ATB BoostR program as a tourism entrepreneur.

Have a great business idea related to the tourism industry? Sign up with ATB BoostR and launch your crowdfunding campaign. You’ll get great exposure, the opportunity to validate your business idea, and you may just end up on stage on October 20th!

 

The five entrepreneurs chosen to participate in the live competition will be pitching their idea in front of of 250 people at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel for the chance to win a share of $10,000 to go towards their crowdfunding campaigns. A panel of expert judges will evaluate each pitch and provide advice to the entrepreneurs – but the crowd decides who takes home what percentage of the money!

 

If you or someone you know is interested in launching a crowdfunding campaign – and potentially get on that stage – visit www.atbboostr.ca/start.

 

2. Attend the live event as a guest.

 

This event will feature many of the top ATB BoostR businesses from the tourism industry. Come out to network and meet some of the people who are working hard to launch and/or grow their business, and develop the tourism industry in Alberta. As a member of the audience, your vote helps decide how much money each entrepreneur will win that night to go towards their BoostR campaign!

 

Tickets for the event are available now!

 

For more information on ATB BoostR, visit their website at atbboostr.ca or email atbboostr@atb.com.

Prairie Fun Days will take place August 18 & 19, 2018 and we’re excited to announce that Saturday will have two buses touring Camrose County!

Join us on our Agricultural tour and discover where your food comes from. Learn about grain farming, dairy farming and large machinery! Learn from producers that raise grass fed pork and beef. You will even have the chance to purchase fresh vegetables!

Our second tour bus on the Saturday is a variety tour. Explore unique history at the Meeting Creek Railway, take a look inside St. Thomas Church and learn about what make this little church unique. Did you know that Little Beaver Lake in Ferintosh is know as the “Living Lake”, join us as we find out why! There will be several other stops along the way with something for everyone to enjoy!

Sunday will also include a variety of stops including Irvings Farm, Glenview Greenhouse, Telegraph Park, and Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. Did you know that Miquelon Lake has comfort camping available? You can rent a Yurt, what’s a Yurt? You will have to join us to find out as well as find out about the many activities and programs that take place!

Single day tickets are $35 or double the fun and join us both days for $65.
Tickets are limited and will sell out fast.

Download the PrairieFunDays2018 Brochure

 

The Big Valley Jamboree is one of the largest outdoor country music festivals and it will take place August 2 – 5 this summer! Not only are there big name acts performing on the main stage, there are a number of activities that are also taking place.

There is a trade show onsite with a number of different vendors. The ATB Home-Grown talent stage will feature many up and coming performers. Each day on the grounds, you can take in some rodeo action with Bulls for Breakfast. Find out what’s behind the meaning of today’s favorite songs and tomorrow’s future hits with some of the most prolific songwriters in the business. This takes place throughout the weekend.

Want to experience this while giving back to the community? Sign-up to be a volunteer.  There are single day shifts, multi-shifts or you can volunteer a few hours the entire weekend. 50/50 ticket sales are a fund raiser for the Camrose Regional Exhibition and Agricultural Society.  Funds raised help with site improvements and development which in turn create better visitor experiences. As a volunteer you will also receive discounted tickets, sign-up today and experience BVJ!

Canada Day Celebrations will be taking place Sunday July 1, 2018. Breakfast is from 8:00am to 11:00am. There will be plenty of entertainment and activities for the whole family to enjoy!

 

The Tourism Entrepreneurship Start-up Seminar (TESS) is a one-day free seminar taking place June 7, 2018 in Camrose. TESS is designed to assist start-up tourism entrepreneurs and businesses (from concept to about two years in business) access information and resources to help increase the likelihood of a successful start-up tourism business. TESS teaches key industry concepts for new tourism companies and also includes a take-home workbook for self-work and an “expert café” of short meetings with tourism specialists in finance, marketing, and labour.

Lunch will be provided.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tourism-entrepreneurship-startu…

Camrose will be a buzz of activity this weekend. Catch a show at the Bailey Theatre or the Camrose Resort Casino. You can also enjoy one of the many events taking place on the University of Alberta Augustan Campus.

Have you begun to plan a summer vacation? Check out the RV Sale at the Camrose Regional Exhibition!

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Are you attending the dance festivals this weekend at the Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Centre and wondering what else there is to do while you’re here? Here’s a few suggestions for you. You can also download the brochure
Things to do in Camrose March16-18