A reminder to any startup company or entrepreneur in Alberta:

Deadlines for the TEC Edmonton-produced TEC VenturePrize Fast Growth, Student and NanoVenturePrize competitions are fast approaching.

VenturePrize registration must be complete by Thursday, February 23, and the deadline for the submission of materials on which the competitions will be judged is Friday, February 24, by 4 p.m.

In the Fast Growth Category, over $300,000 total in prizes are up for grabs.

The grand winner from last year,  VibeDX Diagnostic Corporation, took home a prize package valued at $90,000 in combined cash and in-kind awards provided by TEC VenturePrize sponsors.

 Student Prize winner lightPower had a prize package worth $9,000.

The NanoVenture Prize package this year is valued at $150,000!!!   

The VenturePrize finalists in the various categories will be judged during the 10th annual VenturePrize Gala evening, April 26, 2012 in the Shaw Conference Centre's Hall D here in Edmonton.

Tickets for that event will go on sale March 1, 2012, through www.tecedmonton.com