Our Office Coordinator, Nusaibah Husain has recently accepted a position as a Special Projects and Initiatives Coordinator at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia! We said goodbye to Nusaibah with two office parties! One potluck with EPICentre members and another lunch with members of the ORIS team. We're wishing Nusaibah all the best in the future!

The EPICentre team is thrilled to welcome our new Office Coordinator, Marisa Conte! Marisa is eager to combine her administrative and cooperative education-based knowledge to the thriving entrepreneurial environment cultivated through EPICentre staff, programs, and services!

Tis the season to give back and the EPICentre team is always looking for ways to help support members of the Windsor-Essex Community. This past month we held two different fundraisers in support of Windsor Family Homes and Community Partnerships. An organization that provides safe, clean, affordable, and accessible housing to those in need in Windsor and Essex County.

In partnership with Libro Credit Union, our Social Enterprise Coaching Program aims to support new and upcoming social entrepreneurs looking to launch and grow a social enterprise through specialized coaching, network boosting, tailored workshops, and explorative opportunities to build their business model.

The VentureU program is recruiting for 20 UWindsor students from all faculties to complete a 4-day bootcamp during the reading week in February, 2023. Participants will receive a $200 participation award while learning problem-solving and basic entrepreneurship skills.

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.

Join entrepreneurship coordinator, Sydney Thompson as she gives an in-depth review of the eligibility requirements and application process of our new Libro Social Enterprise Coaching Program!

Join us on Friday, January 13th, for our Founders Final Pitch Competition where 9 startups will pitch their business idea to a panel of judges and LIVE audience. The winner of the Final Pitch Competition will walk away with a $2,000 cash prize and the runner-up will receive a $1,000 cash prize!

This workshop covers a comprehensive look at the basics of 3D printing. No experience necessary!! Participants will leave with an understanding of various technologies on the current market and what kind of tech is readily available to them.

Participants will gain hands-on experience with these softwares and utilize them to create parts of their own. This will lead to discussions on 3D modeling techniques and best practices. Finally, participants will be introduced to a slicing software which is the last stage before the printing process.

As part of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Strategy, Workforce WindsorEssex, a founding partner of the local RISE Network, is gathering information about the demographics, needs, and successes of local female entrepreneurs.



The Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility (OHREA) is excited to announce the Innovative Designs for enhancing Accessibility (IDeA) student competition for the 2021-2022 academic year. We are grateful to the Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre (EPiCentre) at the University of Windsor for their support of this competition.