Social Enterprise Angels is an exciting event to be featured at the Social Enterprise Summit 2010 + World Forum.

Social Enterprise Angels is inspired by the CBC television series, The Dragon's Den, where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their business idea to a panel of investors in hopes of securing funding for their venture. Social Enterprise Angels uses a similar model to demonstrate and promote the value of financial investment in social enterprise. The event will feature social entrepreneurs, selected from among an open pool of applicants. These selected social entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their social enterprise to a panel of judges, or "Angels" in front of a live audience, in order to:

pitch your organization/venture to real investors

practice pitching & received valuable feedback to improve your pitch, business model

possibly win the pitching contest and get featured on the SEA website during 2010.

Four Angels Forums will be held during the Summit. As a practice session for honing a pitch for capital in the real world, no funds will be provided with the Angel's Forum, though winners will receive prizes. The Angels will include experienced investors from the social enterprise sector, the private sector, and philanthropy.