Southwest Nova Scotia -- November 19, 2014 – It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, a worldwide series of events celebrating innovators, job creators, and business startups. What better way to participate than by registering for Mashup Weekend, Southwest Nova’s biggest ever business creation weekend?
Mashup Weekend is for anyone interested in doing something to bring new ideas to life, regardless of age, background, and experience. It’s really quite simple: Teams of enthusiastic and committed people spend two days together identifying real-world problems and coming up with inspired solutions. These solutions become business ideas, and some of these ideas may even become life-changing opportunities.
“Come by yourself, bring a friend, or bring everyone on your street,” says Andrew Button, CEO and founder of Mashup Lab, the organization behind Mashup Weekend. “This is 54 hours of skills building, community building, and economy building. It’s also a really good time!”
No business, technical or entrepreneurship experience is necessary. “Some people are nervous about coming because they think they need a fully formed idea, all the skills, and a game plan,” explains Lorelei Phillips, owner of L7 Opportunities Consulting and one of the event’s organizers. “All you need is openness and curiosity. We give you the time, space, and skilled people to get you up and running. Bring it to Mashup Weekend and we’ll help you.”
The Mashup Weekend business building experience will take place this weekend from November 21st to 23rd at NSCC campuses in Bridgewater, Kentville, and Yarmouth. Each location will have an expert facilitator and specialized coaching to help your team grow an idea from a spark to a raging inferno.
Thanks to generous sponsorship, registration is only $60 and includes all meals and snacks. Register for Mashup Weekend today at mashuplab.ca.
Mashup Lab is a series of events and mentorship programs that activate and amplify startup communities in rural Atlantic Canada. We identify entrepreneurial talent and help bring business ideas to life.
