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Community Futures North Okanagan (CFNO), which hosts the sixth annual Enterprize Challenge presented by VantageOne, opens the 2020 competition Jan. 6 to another crop of emerging entrepreneurs vying for more than $45,000 in prizes. Described by many participants as a 香蕉视频直播渂ootcamp for small business,香蕉视频直播� the competition culminates with seven finalists pitching their business to judges 脿 la Dragon香蕉视频直播檚 Den in front of a live audience at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre.
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The Community Futures Enterprize Challenge is presented by VantageOne Credit Union with other local businesses and organization sponsoring the event to make the challenge and its prizes possible. Enterprize 2020 registration opens Jan. 6, 2020 and closes Feb. 7 for participants with a business idea or a business that opened in the last 12 months. To learn more or register, visit .
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