Delna Buhariwalla, Co-Founder & Executive Director of COOK-UP, will be coaching our 2023 cohort of social entrepreneurs. Our 4-month program aimed to support new and budding social enterprises is set to kick off Monday, February 6^th. More information about the 2023 cohort will be announced soon!

Since COOK-UP’s launch as a food business incubator in 2019, they’ve worked with over 40 food entrepreneurs. They support food entrepreneurs by providing access to a licensed and shared kitchen facility, business and entrepreneurship coaching, and coordinating access to market opportunities that support business growth and community development. COOK-UP exists to nourish the entrepreneurial drive of early-stage entrepreneurs, primarily from marginalized communities, who, in sharing their passion for cooking, also offer their stories, their histories, and are better able to contribute to building a vibrant community and economy. 

These homes are the first 3D-printed homes for residential use in Canada and the largest build of its kind in North America. The Bridge Youth Resource Centre is a youth-serving organization for individuals ages 14-24 where programming centres around education and job support, mental health and addiction services, life and coping skills, and social inclusion activities

The EPICentre Team was proud to partner with the US Consulate General office in Toronto in launching the second Entrepreneurship NetworkHER event on Thursday, January 19, 2023. We were fortunate to collaborate with a world-renowned keynote speaker, Edie Hand, a businesswoman, media personality, filmmaker, international author, mom, and founder of Women of True GRIT.

EPICentre along with 40 other campus groups activated an event as part of last week’s Lancer Care Week. Many of the activities included free mental health training sessions, workshops, self-care events, and info booths.

This session will feature speakHER Surria Fadel, Co-Founder, and COO of Cedar Valley Selections. We will engage in an interview with Surria to learn more about the legal implications of her business being in the food industry. We will chat about the unique challenges as a female entrepreneur involved with “protecting the secret sauce”. 

The VentureStart Program is aimed to help University of Windsor students, and recent graduates, as well as St. Clair College students, turn their ideas into reality.

The EPICentre Coworking Program, a program for new and existing companies to gain access to EPICentre’s open concept workspace, amenities, local entrepreneurship ecosystem, and more! Visit our website for more information.

Are you a Black entrepreneur, or aspiring Black entrepreneur in Southwestern Ontario looking to start or grow your idea or business? If so, you’re invited to join The Southwestern Ontario Black Entrepreneurship Network (SWOBEN) and access a roster of programs, services, and offerings including access to its flagship program, a 4-month intensive Black Business Development Program.

In six interactive online courses, learners will gain real-world insights from industry-leading instructors. The courses can be taken individually to learn applicable skills that could contribute to the success of your business: Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Data Analytics, and Strategic Management. Complete all six to receive the miniMBA certificate. UWindsor Alumni, students and staff are eligible for a discount. Email continue@uwindsor.ca for the code.

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