Archive for November, 2017
#NoEmptyPlates World Vision Challenge
The World Vision Social Innovation Challenge is an entrepreneurship competition for students and recent graduates that will support some of Canada’s most brilliant minds in creating market based solutions to some of the world’s most difficult development challenges. The Social Innovation Challenge will provide students and recent graduates with an opportunity to develop their business […]
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Ontario’s Social Enterprise Strategy 2016-2021
Accelerating the growth of Ontario’s social enterprise sector Social enterprises use business strategies to achieve a social or environmental impact. While generating revenues from the sale of goods and services, social enterprises also expressly intend to create positive outcomes, and they measure their results. As their business grows, the social impact grows. Across the province, […]
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Daniel Moneta at MaRS Mornings: Lessons learned from building an IoT startup
MMB Networks in Toronto currently has more than 40 employees, but the company began the way many startups do: with three friends working out of someone’s grandparents’ basement. As a result, they “did a lot of learning the hard way.” At October’s MaRS Mornings, Daniel Moneta, one of the co-founders at MMB, shared some of […]
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GlobalStart Voucher Program
The GlobalStart Voucher Program supports youth-led start-ups across Ontario that are engaged with CLAs/OCEAs and RICs that target Global Markets. Youth-led start-ups selected for this program will be placed with a host incubator/accelerator in the selected global market for three to six months. CLAs/OCEAs and RICs will nominate start-ups for this program. Preference is given […]
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I Am A Woman #WhyNotMe Panel Discussion Event
On November 19, 2017, startGBC hosted the I Am A Woman #WhyNotMe panel discussion to shed light on female entrepreneurship and its rise in celebration of Women’s Entrepreneurship week. Our guest panelists, Cynthia Florek, founder of The Trend Office, Lesley Hampton, founder and Creative Director of her own fashion line Lesley Hampton, and Nikole Goncalves, […]
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With a $5 million Series A, Nudge Rewards Wants to Gamify Employee Performance Across North America
Nudge Rewards, which allows retailers and hospitality companies to communicate with their frontline employees on mobile, has raised a $5 million CAD Series A to expand across North America. The round was led by was led by Generation Ventures with participation from BDC Capital, Brightspark Ventures, StandUp Ventures, and new and returning angels. The company […]
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The Summer Company Program Gives Students the Tools and Motivation They Need to be Successful Entrepreneurs
SOURCE: startupheretoronto.com The Summer Company program is designed to help high school, college, and university students between 15 and 29 years of age get startup money to kick off new businesses as well as advice and mentorship from local business leaders. The program, funded by the Province of Ontario and delivered by the City of Toronto, has […]
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