REMINDER/Media Advisory/Interviews and Photo Opportunities: Arlene Dickinson brings Canada’s largest small business contest...
June 07 2019 - 9:00AM
As part of the 2019 TELUS Pitch, Canada’s largest small business
contest, Calgary’s own Arlene Dickinson will be joined by Suzanne
Trusdale, vice president, Small Business Solutions, TELUS at her
business accelerator, District Ventures, for an intimate fireside
chat with local entrepreneurs to offer insights and strategies for
delivering the best “elevator pitch.” Entrepreneurs will then have
an opportunity to put their pitch to the test for a chance at
$150,000 including cash and prizing.
Small businesses are the backbone of Calgary’s
economy—accounting for 95% of local businesses. To celebrate and
support the hardworking Canadian entrepreneurs who run these
companies, TELUS Pitch is bringing its life-sized elevator to town
encouraging small business owners a step inside and deliver a live
60-second pitch on how they would use the grand prize of $100,000
cash to grow their small business. Each pitch can be entered into
the contest, which runs until June 23. Winners will be announced
live at the grande finale event on July 30 in Toronto.
Arlene, who is the lead judge in this year’s contest, along with
Suzanne and TELUS Small Business Solutions executive Roi Ross, will
be available for media interviews and one-on-one conversations with
entrepreneurs following the chat.
TELUS Pitch Calgary event
details: |
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What: |
Fireside chat |
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Media interviews and photo opportunities |
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Live 60-second “elevator pitch” opportunity for onsite
entrepreneur |
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Who: |
Arlene Dickinson, lead judge, TELUS
Pitch |
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Suzanne Trusdale, vice president,
Small Business Solutions, TELUS |
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Roi Ross, vice president, Small
Business Solutions, TELUS |
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When: |
Friday, June 7, 2019 |
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8:30 a.m. Welcome and networking |
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9:00 a.m. Opening remarks, Roi Ross |
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9:05 a.m. Fireside chat, Arlene
Dickinson and Suzanne Trusdale |
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9:30 a.m. Photo and interview
opportunity |
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10:00 a.m. Live elevator pitch opportunity
(elevator remains open until 2pm) |
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10:30 a.m. Event concludes |
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Where: |
District Ventures Accelerator |
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2540 Kensington Rd NW |
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Calgary, AB |
*Interview, photo and filming opportunities will be
available onsite. Cameras welcome. Refreshments will be
served.
About TELUSTELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is one of
Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, with $14.5 billion
of annual revenue and 14.0 million subscriber connections,
including 9.7 million wireless subscribers, 1.9 million Internet
subscribers, 1.2 million residential voice and 1.1 million TELUS TV
customers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products
and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP),
voice, television, entertainment, video and home and business
security. TELUS is also Canada's largest healthcare IT provider,
and TELUS International delivers business process solutions around
the globe.
In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our
team members and retirees have contributed over $690 million to
charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more
than 1.3 million days of service to local communities since 2000.
Created in 2005 by President and CEO Darren Entwistle, TELUS’ 13
Canadian community boards and five International boards have led
the Company’s support of grassroots charities and have contributed
$72 million in support of 7,000 local charitable projects,
enriching the lives of more than 2 million children and youth,
annually. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding
philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of
Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to
receive this prestigious international recognition.
For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.
For more information:Erica SavalaggioAccount
Executive, Public
RelationsEighty-Eighterica@eightyeightagency.com416-944-2722
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