REGISTER NOW FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: 16-22 November 2020
Once again, George Brown College is delighted to be an official delivery partner during Global Entrepreneurship Week, celebrating George Brown College Alumni Entrepreneurs. We are staging a number of events to help provide guidance to current George Brown College students and alumni, to build on their entrepreneurial journeys or foster the development of an entrepreneurial mindset.
All events this year will be delivered online, but that won’t stop us from providing outstanding support for entrepreneurial growth. Events are free of cost to George Brown College students and alumni. Registration is now open for all events. Please register for individual events of interest. A link for the event will be sent to you at least 24-hours ahead of time. Please mark your calendar so as not to forget. All facilitators have volunteered their time, free of cost to support budding entrepreneurs. Please be respectful of this generosity and only register for events that you can definitely attend.
As ever, we give our sincere thanks to our amazing mentor advisors who will be facilitating all events during the week. They bring outstanding industry and start-up knowledge that will deliver benefits to all those who attend events.
Monday, November 16, 2020
MORNING DIGEST
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 16, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
What skills and traits does it take to be an entrepreneur? Can you develop the skills required to be an entrepreneur? Come and listen to established entrepreneur and public speaker, Jeffrey Marr, as he guides participants on what to be mindful of as you start building your entrepreneurial journey.
LUNCH & LEARN
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Sales are such a crucial part of establishing a successful business. Join this session as George Brown College alum and author, Navid Momeni delivers tips on creating your sales funnel and areas to focus on as you go about closing those sales.
Teatime Insights
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m., Monday, November 16, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Every business enters into contracts, but most entrepreneurs aren’t lawyers, so are there tools to help you learn and understand the legal wording of contracts? Come and listen to the Clausehound team as they talk about the importance of understanding contracts and how their amazing tool, developed and deployed in Toronto, will help guide you in creating and reading contracts.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
MORNING DIGEST
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Futurpreneur is an amazing financial support service to Canadian start-ups, but they also have very useful tools to help you forecast and plan your business. Come and listen, as Julia Wood guides you through the Cashflow and Business Plan templates that you can access free of charge via Futurpreneur.ca.
LUNCH & LEARN
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Are you a budding entrepreneur in the creative arts? Do you have an interest in entrepreneurship and how established entrepreneurs took the bold steps to build their business? Come and engage with 4 -fantastic George Brown College alumni entrepreneurs who attended the School of Design and have gone on to create an entrepreneurial pathway for themselves.
TEATIME INSIGHTS
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Entrepreneurs so often need to raise finance to launch their businesses, but what are investors looking for? What do you need to prepare before you reach out to potential funders? Come and listen to Sofiane Belgadi as he guides and shares his insights into the world of finance and working with investors.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
MORNING DIGEST
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
LUNCH & LEARN
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Join us for a lunch & Learn with Sima Gandhi, founder of the Innovator Lab as she shares guidance on creating a new circular economy business model canvas. This valuable tool will help you focus on what is important within your business and what aspects you need to focus on.
TEATIME INSIGHTS
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
We all know how amazing the GTA is. For entrepreneurs, the ecosystem really does make this the best city to be an entrepreneur and build your business ambitions. Come join Nina Gesa as she goes through a number of support services that remain hidden gems to so many as they start their entrepreneurial journey.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
MORNING DIGEST
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 19, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Join us for a morning digest with Marisol Fornoni, JDC, as she guides you through some of the key aspects you need to think about in creating a social enterprise.
LUNCH & LEARN
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Research is key to you building a strong business. Join us for a lunch & Learn with Christa Lochead, GBC Library Learning Commons, as she gives guidance and tips on completing good research and some of the tools available to achieve this.
TEATIME INSIGHTS
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 19, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
How much thought have you given to your branding? Come join Jillian Butler for our Teatime Insights session on the ABC’s to Branding and learn tips on aspects you should be aware of before deploying your brand.
Friday, November 20, 2020
MORNING DIGEST
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Join us for a morning digest with Raka Tabasum as she guides you through some of the aspects you should consider before starting a digital media campaign.
LUNCH & LEARN
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
If you cant Pitch It! then your chances of success are greatly reduced. Come and learn from the best as pitching guru David Beckett, Best 3-minutes, shares with you his method of producing a winning 3-minute pitch, by telling your story and delivering with emotion. A must session for anybody looking to raise finance or sell.
TEATIME INSIGHTS
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, November 20, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Join us for our last Teatime Insight as we chat with four amazing George Brown College alumni entrepreneurs as they share with you how they went about creating their businesses. What do they wish they had known at the start of their journeys? What guidance do they have for others? All of these entrepreneurs have been on similar programs at George Brown College, just like you.
Come engage with…
Paul Rowan, Founder, Umbra – https://ca.umbra.com/
Sarah Dougall, Founder, Made You look – https://www.madeyoulook.ca/
Lolita Richards, Founder, Made by Moi – https://www.instagram.com/madebymoi_desserts/
Ryan Bornstein, Founder, Ground Up Constructing – https://www.groundupconstructing.ca/
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Brunch Learning
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2020
Venue: ONLINE – YOU MUST REGISTER TO RECEIVE EVENT LINK
Have you ever been to a networking event and thought you would have got more out of it if you had more confidence? Then join us for this brunch learning session where Dr. Eloise Ashworth and Raif Douthwaite will guide you in techniques that will help you to build confidence. This is an interactive session so please be prepared to engage.
Thank you for your interest in the George Brown College, Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrations. We hope that you can attend some of the events and although we know not all students will become entrepreneurs, we do know that employers expect employees to have a more developed entrepreneurial mindset, so come and expand your knowledge and skill-sets. FOr continued entrepreneurial support please reach out to startGBC, Enactus George Brown or the Digital Media Gaming Incubator.