Dragons’ Den announces auditions for 10th season

From CBC:

It’s time for aspiring entrepreneurs from across the country to put their pitches to the test, as they fight to be a part of DRAGONS’ DEN’s landmark 10th season!  Next month producers will hit the road, visiting cities from coast to coast in a quest to find Canada’s next great batch of entrepreneurs.  

The audition tour is open to the public and launches in Toronto in the CBC atrium (25 John Street) on Feb. 7.  Complete audition dates and locations are listed below and audition venues will be announced in the coming weeks. Tour dates will continue to be updated on the website at www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions.

The audition tour welcomes participants of all ages, with businesses at any stage of development. Aspiring entrepreneurs should be prepared to pitch their concept to the DRAGONS’ DEN producers in five minutes or less. If they show the producers they have what it takes to pitch in the Den, they could be invited to Toronto to face the Dragons. Prospective pitchers are encouraged to apply online and bring a completed application form to the audition. 

Online auditions begin this month and continue in-person throughout February and March across the country. Producers will be on the lookout for entrepreneurs in the following cities:

• February 7 – Toronto, ON

• February 12 – Windsor, ON

• February 13 – Sarnia, ON

• February 14 – London, ON

• February  14 – Montreal, QC

• February 14– Vancouver, BC

• February  18– Peterborough, ON

• February  18– Regina, SK

• February  18– Surrey, BC

• February  19– Calgary, AB

• February  20– Nanaimo, BC

• February  20– Saskatoon, SK

• February  20– Edmonton, AB

• February  21 – Winnipeg, MB

• February  21 – Victoria, BC

• February  25 – Burlington, ON

• February  25 – Collingwood, ON

• February  27– Kingston, ON

• February  27– Sudbury, ON

• February  28 – Barrie, ON

• February  28 – Ottawa, ON

• February  28 – Prince George, BC

• February  28 – Thunder Bay, ON

• March 4 – Kelowna, BC

• March  4 – Oshawa, ON

• March  4 – Saint John, NB

• March  6 – Abbotsford, BC

• March  6 – Charlottetown, PEI

• March  6 – Quebec City, QC

• March  6 – Waterloo, ON

• March  7 – Halifax, NS

• March  7 – Montreal, QC

• March  7 – Vancouver, BC

• March  12 – Niagara, ON

• March  13 – Medicine Hat, AB

• March  14 – Calgary, AB

• March  14 – Hamilton, ON

• March  28 – Toronto, ON

For more information and full details, please visit the website at www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions.