The short answer is maybe. The long answer, from my perspective both as a founder who lived through getting insurance as well as an investor helping navigate our portfolio companies through insurance, requires some short background theory. The purpose of insurance is to protect the value of what you have built in the event […]
Archives for January 2018
Dragon’s Den Open Auditions
Dragons’ Den is calling on all aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business pitches for a chance to be featured next season on CBC. Beginning in Toronto on February 10, the audition tour will be open to the public, as producers hit the road visiting Canadian cities coast-to-coast in search of the country’s best business ideas […]
Passion Into Profit project
“Passion into Profit” is a joint collaboration between LaunchYU, Back 2 Basickz and funded by the York U TD Community Engagement Centre. The initiative is aimed at helping individuals who reside in The Jane and Finch Community obtain the skills and knowledge that they will need to become successful entrepreneurs. Participants in this program will […]
GBC Entrepreneur Spotlight: Nikole Goncalves
Nikole Goncalves Creator of Health Nut Nutrition 2011 Graduate, Business Marketing Advance Diploma Nikole Goncalves is the creator of Health Nut Nutrition, a popular YouTube channel that shares healthy, but tasty food recipes that are “guaranteed to make your taste buds dance.” She graduated from George Brown College in 2011 with an advanced Diploma […]
The Creative Entrepreneurship Program
Overview This 40-hour program will help you turn a creative practice into a sustainable and rewarding business. The creative sector is undergoing a period of significant change and approaches to entrepreneurship need to reflect this ongoing transformation. Funding, copyright, business models, community engagement, branding, technology, and emerging markets and audiences are all central concerns of […]