Calgary Innovation & Entrepreneurship

05/23/2020

Your Voice - Your Perspective SMALLER THAN SMALL Business FORUM Online June 1... A lot has changed for business in the last couple months - especially the smallest.

The struggle is real - we get that! Some very small business are feeling left out, and overwhelmed trying to figure out how to cope and recover, if they even can.

For micro businesses, solopreneurs, freelancers and others who don't fit the current definition of "small business," we are hosting an online forum *June 1* for smaller than small businesses.

The struggle is real - we get that! resource needs differ from Your VOICE & perspective on Scarcity & Abundance now

04/06/2019

New Orleans is probably upset with Canada. This May, one of the largest international tech conferences will move to Toronto from its founding home in the City of Jazz. Sometimes called “the Olympic…

07/07/2018

The Soul of the Next Economy Forum Fri, Sept 28 8:30am-4:30pm Converging to change the way we do business & impact society. YOUR opportunity to engage with thought leaders who are creating innovative & sustainable solutions to social & environmental issues. Fueled by innovation, collaboration & corporate social responsibility, we come together to:

● Learn about local & global social & development challenges
● Connect with peers, industry experts & other sectors addressing these challenges
● Engage in sustainable business oriented solutions to these challenges

What you can expect:

● Learn actionable strategies to improve the way you do business
● Connect with thought leaders who are championing CSR
● Contribute to solutions for social & environmental problems
● Explore your passion for social entrepreneurship
● Collaboration across diverse organizations & industries

Early bird tix before August 31 < bit.ly/SOULFORUMYYC >

"This is both a great opportunity for current thought leaders to connect and brainstorm, and also an incredible opportunity to give young entrepreneurs an understanding of how social responsibility can enhance the success of a business."

03/15/2018

As we begin ramping up you will be the first to know 🙂

Looking forward to sharing all the progress..
Stay tuned

02/09/2018

A little teaser from Keith. Keith Ippel is the Founder/CEO for Spring Activator. We are thrilled he is joining us in Calgary on Monday & Tuesday to launch our City Chapter of Spring, as our social entrepreneurship programming partner. Along with Bridge Cowork, as our cowork space partner, we will be 2/3 along our journey AND The social enterprise venture fund is currently being pulled together. Exciting times for Calgary impact entrepreneurs !

02/09/2018

Keith Ippel talks about coming to Calgary for Making Calgary a Social Enterprise City. Go to this link to register http://bit.ly/2Fmnk4d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6sajTXoYEY&feature=youtu.be

11/12/2017

The company intends to hire 6,000 employees by the end of 2017.

10/05/2017

As we are ramping up in the background working on a number of projects and initiatives to support the connections and growth of the the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, let's think about this... looking forward to connecting the dots! https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=NugRZGDbPFU

One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? With Where Good Ideas Co...

07/05/2017

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/for-canadas-tech-to-thrive-startups-must-grow-up/article35517044/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&service=mobile

Too often, Canada’s young technology companies sell out early. Instead of ‘building to flip,’ entrepreneurs should be encouraged to expand and remain independent

05/03/2017

Why Canadian firms don't scale like US firms might be a combination of asking for (or closing for) $ too late and not investing enough in sales and marketing earlier compared to US firms.http://www.impactcentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/170421-Tech-Tortoises.pdf