Hey Canadian students! Do you have a wicked idea that will change the world? Need some startup money to get started?!

Canadian Business is having their annual The Great Innovation Competition. The winner will win:

* Up to $50,000 in engineering and consulting services from Nytric Ltd. towards developing a prototype

* A free feasibility study by Nytric Ltd. valued at $20,000

* Intellectual Property legal services from Bereskin & Parr, valued at $10,000

* Business and financial advisory services from nbp, valued at $10,000

* Invaluable publicity including a profile in an issue of Canadian Business Magazine

All it takes to register is provide details under 1000 characters for the following categories: Innovation, Product Status, Marketing Status, Competitive Analysis.

Entries due by May 1, 2009.

Click here for more details.

Good luck!

- Peter Kao

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