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Volume 66
November/
December 2019
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EPICENTRE EVENTS
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Check our
EVENTS
page for updates
January 20, 2020
January 28, 2020
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A Message from the Director
M
any
wild and imaginative predictions
have been made over the past few decades
on the year
2020.
It's hard to believe that
it is only two weeks away
.
While
having
flying cars is still a long way to go (probably not in my lifetime), we are moving closer to riding in autonomous vehicles.
At
EPICentre
, we are constantly thinking of new ways to improve our programs and services and how we can help train the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators.
Last month, we signed an MOU with SOAR Innovation and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent
to
support
entrepreneurship in food and agriculture sectors.
The
EPIC
VentureWomen
Program
is officially launched! Funded by
FedDev Ontario's Canada's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
, this accelerator program worth over $2,000 is designed to equip women-founded/co-founded
startups
in emerging technology or related industry with the necessary skills to turn their ideas into reality. For more info, please click here.
EPICentre
is also part of a Consortium, led by the
WindsorEssex
Community Foundation, to deliver the
Investment Readiness Program (IRP)
in our region (Windsor-Essex-Sarnia)
to social purpose organizations
. The program will provide non-repayable capital from $10,000 to $100,000 to social enterprises, charities, non-profits, and co-ops
. Application will open in
January,
2020.
Visit
www.wecf.ca
for more information.
Thank you all for making 2019 a great year! Happy holidays to you and your families.
See you back in 2020!
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Wishing You A Safe & Happy Holiday Season
From the EPICentre Team
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An Idea Accelerator Program for Female Founders in Emerging Technology
The EPICentre is excited to be launching its newest program, EPIC VentureWomen. This initiative is made possible through collaboration with the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation and funding by FedDev Ontario. Learn More
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On November 8th, 2019, EPICentre kicked off it's 4th annual RBC EPIC Business Model Canvas Competition (BMCC). This competition welcomed post-secondary students to showcase their business validation process using the Business Model Canvas Read More
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Partnership to Stimulate Entrepreneurship
in Food and Agriculture Sectors
The University of Windsor has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SOAR Innovation, a non-profit corporation created to build investable ideas into businesses and grow successful businesses into larger international companies Read More
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3
rd
New Kids on the Blockchain
Symposium
Organizing the 3rd annual
New Kids on The Blockchain Event
at the University of Windsor EPICentre was just amazing. I would like to thank Dr. Sherif Saad from the School of Computer Science and Wen Teoh, Director of the EPICentre, for giving me the opportunity to serve as an Ignite Student at EPICentre this semester. Read More
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Meet Our Incubators: Easy Job Board
Often times, finding employment can be a struggle for new graduates. Although they may have mastered their skillset, the competition can make it difficult to stand out from the crowd. That's where Mike Citron comes in. Read More
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Under Professor Tawfik's supervision, students in this course will provide triage services for EPICentre start-ups, which will include information and coaching relating on aspects of business law and intellectual property law (patents, copyright, trademarks, industrial designs, trade secrets). Learn More
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EPIC Student Ambassador Program
The EPIC Ambassador Program is a student volunteer position for the Entrepreneurship Practice & Innovation Centre (EPICentre) located at the University of Windsor. Ambassadors must be current University of Windsor students and will represent the EPICentre on and off campus.
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IDeA Competition 2019-2020
Each year, the University of Windsor hosts a student competition to engage creative minds to develop inclusive, innovative, cost-effective and practical ideas to solve accessibility-related barriers.
IDeA is inspired by the goal of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) to make Ontario the most accessible province by 2025. Learn More
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L2M is the first national-level program in Canada to fund and equip graduate students and their faculty supervisors with the entrepreneurial skills needed to assess the commercial viability of their university-based research innovations. Learn More
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Stu Clark New Venture Championships:
Graduate Edition
This competition is open to all graduate students and helps them gain real experience while developing and growing new ventures. Just by participating teams are guaranteed at least $1,000 CDN and will receive feedback from our leading industry judges. Learn More
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RICE Business Plan Competition
The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world's richest and largest graduate-level student startup competition. It is hosted and organized by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, which is Rice University's internationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of entrepreneurship, and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business. Learn More
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