Team Alpha started off the month on Team TRU’s tail at a total of $2382.78 but with their expenses so far has fallen back to a new total of $1141.22.

[movie-film-reel] Episode 13 is now airing … Thursday January, 20th at 8PM, Saturday, January 22nd at 5PM and Sunday, January 23rd at 5PM (Moved from 3PM) … if you can’t catch it on Shaw TV in the local Kamloops market you can check out the entire episode here on this website through our Vimeo channel in full HD … In this episode: Biz Apps with Peter and Dean battling it out over who has the best handheld business application; Big Ideas with Bryan Wickham; Participant Spotlight with Mike Harrison; Sponsor Spotlight with Aberdeen Mall; and a GREAT race update on teams TRU, Alpha, and Genie! Click the link below for more [...]

We invite you to watch this year in review video… Since you’ve been inviting us into your home for the last few months we thought we’d invite you into one of ours. Join us at Peter’s home, decorated for the holidays, as we talk review what has happened with the teams so far in the Race To A Million. It’s been quite an adventure so far in the race and since we are switching the calendar over to 2011 we thought we’d share some of our candid thoughts on some of the strategies employed by the teams so far and what we think, straight shooting from the hip.

Team TRU has added another $172 in sales commissions to their bottom line through their marketing partnership with Kamloops Night Out. Way to keep up the pressure and keep things moving ahead team TRU!

Team Alpha has just added another $740 in profit to their bottom line with the sale of their Mazda Millennia S. This brings their total to $2,382.78 just $458 behind the leader, Team TRU.

Time for a Race Update from The Race To A Million teams. Team Nexus is down a little (again) after purchasing software for their online store… Pete says “I’ll eat my hat if the site is up in time”. Team Matrix hasn’t yet moved from their $755 mark. They’ve lost a couple of members but they’re in the process of adding replacements. Matrix assures us, however, that they are getting ready to move forward with their strategies. Third place has Team Genie who also has… click link below for more…

Here’s an EXTENDED team updates video from October 25, 2010 with members of each Race To A Million Team checking in via video to tell us what’s happening in the race. Regan Hayes from Team Genie talks about their upcoming plans to launch something VERY BIG and include their charity in an equally BIG way. Gregg Murray from Team Matrix speaks to some of the challenges their team has faced but believes the members of the team are still “game” for the game…. read more and watch by clicking the link below…

Here is the Race To A Million Teams Update… what’s going on in the third investment cycle? Where are the teams at with the totals on the leaderboard? What are the teams planning next? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this video update.

Team TRU is widening the lead they have over the other Race To A Million teams this week as they add another $1000 to their total and break the $3000 mark. This weeks gains are a direct result of adding two more sponsors through team TRU’s Truly Fresh Marketing strategy which provides advertising services to local businesses on Team TRU’s website located at … [click link below to read more]

Here is a video update from the second investment cycle for the Race To A Million. What strategies are the teams using to turn their $500 into $1,000,000 by July 2011? Watch the video to find out! Every week we’ll be giving you 5 to 6 minute segments that will have themes like business tips, feet on the street, celebrity interviews and of course… our Race to a Million updates… which is where we begin this week… with an update on where the team’s sit this week! Oh… and remember… if you miss the video updates… can follow along by hitting the Leaderboard tab at www.racetoamillion.ca … From last to first… here’s where the teams stand…

Team TRUTRU is riding high on the tail of a successful showing of support and creating awareness at the 40th anniversary TRU Student Bar-B-Que where they had the opportunity to speak to thousands of TRU students, faculty, and alumni. Team TRU leaps ahead today to a grand total of $2,382.42 after the addition of another advertising client, B&B Board Shop. All this has been the result of implementing only their first strategy which is to offer marketing opportunities to local companies through their website at www.teamtru.ca as well as other marketing endeavors which have yet to be announced. We caught up with Matthew Muzzillo from Team TRU and asked him… click for more

Talk about what a little bit of hustle can do! Team TRU received payment from two more sponsors for their marketing company strategy today. Team TRU is now describing themselves as a group of young entrepreneurs seeking to win the Race To A Million by taking “a truly fresh approach to business” … it seems that just may be a strategy that is working for them! By adding these two new marketing clients/sponsors at $500 plus HST each… TRU deposits another $1000 in net profit today bringing them to a total of…

September 6, 2010 – At the end of the first business cycle of the Race To A Million Team Thompson Rivers University (Team TRU) is currently placed second by implementing their new business strategy. Team TRU has set up a website at www.teamtru.ca and has entered into the game by starting a marketing company. Their initial target is to sign 10 marketing sponsors at $500 each and they’re off to a great start having already deposited the first $500 (plus HST) from their first marketing sponsor.

September 6, 2010 – Team Alpha has leaped into the lead this weekend with its first revenue generating idea. Over Friday evening and early Saturday morning the team members assembled in Prince George to complete a sizable landscaping job as a short term money-making strategy. [...] The job was completed by Sunday afternoon and a deposit was made to Alpha’s bank account in the amount of $1000 (including taxes and expenses). The breakdown for the leader board is as follows:

Ladies and Gentleman of the audience (as well as those space aliens that may be monitoring us from afar), this very day we are revealing not one, but two of our long term strategies. After weeks of negotiations, (and one very close arm-wrestling match) Team Nexus has secured distribution agreements with 4 of the world’s largest electronics distribution companies. On Friday, the 17th we’ll launch the first phase of “Von Mastermind” electronics stores. It will be the best place on the planet to buy audio/visual electronics. [...] friends don’t let friends pay retail.