When

April 16th, 2025 from 5:00p.m. -8:30 p.m.

Where

At Bow Valley College, Esmail and Safana Bharwani Hall, N231 in the North Campus location

Why Enter?

✓  Be your own boss

✓  Learn from some of the top minds in the Calgary business community

✓  Win up to $10,000 in cash and prizes

✓  Develop skills that will help you identify and seize opportunities, grow your network, and make more money

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About VentureQuest

All students at the College have a chance to collaborate with like-minded people, create a network of socially focused entrepreneurs, and develop a business idea while competing for over $20,000 in cash and prizes. VentureQuest participants write a business plan that includes three full years of financial analysis at the end of the program, finalists deliver a five-minute pitch to guests, and a panel of industry judges.

The VentureQuest program is made possible by the generous support of our presenting sponsor TD Bank Group. This social entrepreneurship program gives Bow Valley College students, past and present, a chance to start a business that can have a positive impact on the community.

Through workshops, skills development sessions, mentorship, and networking opportunities, aspiring entrepreneurs get the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills and cultivate their ideas into viable, socially responsible businesses. It’s like a $5,000 business course Bow Valley College students get for free, with the opportunity to win double that amount!

The program culminates with our VentureQuest Gala where up to top 10 finalists present their ideas to a room full of representatives from the different sectors of the Alberta entrepreneurship ecosystem and four pitching judges. The stakes are high with over $20,000 in cash and prizes awarded to the top three ideas.

Since its inception in 2014, Bow Valley College’s VentureQuest program has given more than 80 students a chance to become social entrepreneurs. Thanks to the support of our community-minded sponsors and supporters we have awarded over $150,000 in cash and in-kind services. The entrepreneurial spirit and social focus of our VentureQuest program participants have been recognized and celebrated by the community.

This initiative is supported by our presenting sponsor:

How do I enter?

To participate in VentureQuest, submit a video entry before the end of the Entry Deadline. Read the Rules and Requirements and the Important Dates document for more information.

Videos are judged according to the following scoring rubric:

View the Rules and Regulations for VentureQuest.