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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-05-13, Page 66 News Record • Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Win This Space contestants unveiled Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network When the Win This Space competition was announced last month, organizer Jan Haw- ley said she hoped it would attract at least 10 serious appli- cants - maybe even 15 if she was especially fortunate. Her all -too modest projec- tions, however, greatly missed the mark, with 26 contenders stepping forward to submit preliminary business ideas in hopes of winning free rent for a year at a storefront in Sea - forth or Brussels. The participants, publicly introduced during an April 30 launch event at the Sea - forth Golf Club, are bringing forward a wide range of pro- spective retail opportunities, including an organic - focused cafe, quilt shop, photo studio and refur- bished furniture store. "That is awesome," Hawley, Huron East's economic devel- opment officer, said of the number of applicants. "I'm overwhelmed by the response The contest, modelled after a similar promotion launched in the south-central Ontario township of Uxbridge in 2013, also grants the winner hun- dreds of dollars worth of in- kind professional services, as well as financial and market- ing assistance. The concept, Hawley explains, is to inspire and nurture prospective entre- preneurs in the municipality by providing hands-on mar- keting and business plan- ning advice. All applicants must attend workshops organized by the Huron Small Business Enter- prise Centre focusing on the fundamentals of starting a business from cost projec- tions to advertising pitches. Each workshop will also involve assignments, research, and coaching on how to create a successful business model. Once com- pleted, the entrants will sub- mit their business plans to the Huron East Economic Development Department to be reviewed by the Win This Space judging panel, which will then select the top five candidates. The finalists will attend a grand finale event sometime in June where they'll be granted one last opportunity to win over the judges with their con- cept and business model. Hawley claims that those who do not win will still ben- efit from the valuable know- how gleaned from the semi- nars and collective wisdom of the experienced mentors who will offer guidance dur- ing the competition. "If you can complete the training -we have excellent consultants and mentors who are part of this - you're Marco Vigliotti Postmedia Network The contestants and organizers for Huron East's innovative Win This Space contest pose at the introductory gala hosted at the Seaforth Golf Club on April 30. going to come out with a solid business plan and that's gold," she told the assembled crowd inside the scenic golf course's main building. "You're not going to be alone, our goal is to see you through this process." Among the participants in attendance at the catered gala were the contest's first success stories - Jared and Heather Gowan who have (±.,,,j)41/1/Tr11,1 ((:_A,94,61/1CiAr 7�Ie Te ?ars 'ta Tiro* ai 7e4e Aea, ekeleitex Clinton United Church 105 Ontario Street Minister Rev. Randy Covey 1 Director of Music: Louise Dockstader Church Office: 519-482-9553 www.cIintim united.ca SUNDAY, MAY 17 10:30 AM WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL YARD SALE MAY 22, 23 OPEN MINDS - OPEN HEARTS COME AND BE A PART OF THE FAMILY Christian Reformed Church 243 Princess St. E. Clinton Pastor Ron Luchies 519-482-5264 Sunday May 17, 2015 Ascension Day 10:00 am - Morning Service 7:00 pm - Evening Service "The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands." 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May 14 at 7pm in Seaforth since dropped out after securing a lease for a build- ing on Seaforth's Main Street to open their proposed 24-hour gym. Both said they still plan to attend the free workshops. Joe Steffler, Huron East's deputy mayor, who was also in attendance, seized the opportunity to applaud the municipality for supporting the innovative contest, while chastising Huron County for "sitting back" on the eco- nomic development file. "(Huron County) became chairman of the pity club and our population shows it - it's been declining," he said of the county's sluggish BMW approach to finding ways to rejuvenate the region. Steffler did commend the county for eventually creating the Huron County Economic Development, which works in collaboration with similar organizations set up by its member municipalities. As for Win This Space, he argued it could be a boon for the entire region, saying "what's good for Huron East is good for Huron County!' 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