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Engaging entrepreneurs…to develop young entrepreneurial talent…

The Nicol Entrepreneurial Award is organized by a dedicated team with extensive business experience, a comprehensive network, and strategic alliances with leading academic institutions across the country. The Award’s organizers share a passion for business excellence and a desire to foster Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs.

About the Organizers


	Wes Nicol Founder Email: wes.nicol@nicol-award.com Wesley M. Nicol is the founder of Tartan Homes, builder of thousands of homes in the Ottawa area and the United States, and Nicol & Lazier, an Ottawa-based legal firm practicing in real estate and commercial law. Over the last 15 years, Wes Nicol has played roles as Chairman, Director and President of AutoSkill International Inc., a company that develops educational software solutions. He has also served on the boards of numerous other companies and non-profit organizations and is well known in the Ottawa area as an angel investor. Wes Nicol is a graduate of Carleton University (BA/54), and was a longtime member of Carleton’s Board of Governors. In 2001, he received the University’s Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year award, in recognition of outstanding entrepreneurial achievement. Wes Nicol is also a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1958. Wes Nicol is a generous philanthropist. He has used much of the proceeds from his businesses to establish the Wesley and Mary Nicol Charitable Foundation, which allocates donations to charitable organizations and is the sole provider of funds for the program. In 2006, Carleton University awarded Wes Nicol the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, in recognition of his contirbutions to the governance of Carleton University, the health and spirit of the Ottawa community, and the nurturing of Canadian entrepreneurship. He delivered his convocation address at Carleton University on November 3, 2006.

	Peter Eddison National Director Email: eddison@reideddison.com Office: 613-746-9439 Peter is a founding partner of Reid Eddison Inc., a boutique management consulting firm that works primarily with high-growth technology companies across Canada and the United States. He was previously a co-founder of a number of Ottawa-area companies, including Mobius Software, Nabu Manufacturing, and Fulcrum Technologies, and from 2001 to 2005 was the President and CEO of AutoSkill International Inc., a leading provider of education software for the K-12 market. A graduate in Economics and a Tricolour Award winner from Queen’s University, Peter currently serves as the National Program Director for the Nicol Entrepreneurial Award. As National Program Director, Peter works with the participating Nicol universities to help administer the local competitions, and also oversees the National Competition in Ottawa.

	Pelly Heighton Producer Email: pelly.heighton@nicol-award.com Office: 613-798-9894 Pelly came to Next Wave Events from the High Tech Industry, where she spent fifteen years managing multi-million dollar, time critical programs with resounding success. Her attention to detail and strong organizational skills are a natural fit for the Events Industry. Pelly now oversees her company’s day-to-day operations as well as getting personally involved in many of the larger special events. As Nicol Award Producer, Pelly manages the National competition, coordinating the Judges and Finalists, as well as the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony each year.

	To contact The Nicol Entrepreneurial Award by mail, please send all correspondence to: Nicol Entrepreneurial Award 237 Somerset Street West Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0J3 Canada