startGBC hosted two #WhyNotMe Speaker Series at the Casa Loma and St. James campus. The #WhyNotMe speaker series gives George Brown College students the opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship from real entrepreneurs. The Casa Loma #WhyNotMe panel discussion included panelists Shannon Judge, the founder of Refocused, a a service-based company that offers organizational […]
#WhyNotMe – In Discussion with Guy Solomon, Founder & CEO of Penguin Basements
Join us for an inspirational discussion with a young entrepreneur, who learnt from a flawed business venture to adapt his approach; enabling him to build a bigger, better and meaningful business. Guy Solomon is the 31 year-old founder and CEO of Penguin Basements, Canada’s leading basementrenovation contractor and creator of The Second Suite Solution, a wealth-building strategy […]
I am a Women #WhyNotMe – ‘In Discussion With’ Panel
startGBC is calling all budding GBC women entrepreneurs! In celebration of Women Entrepreneurs during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017, we are hosting an ‘I’m a Women #WhyNotMe – In Discussion With’ panel session, proving that women make amazingly successful entrepreneurs. Moderated by Miriam Tuerk, Co-founder & CEO, Clear Blue Technologies the panel will consist of Nikole […]
Sweet Sushi Cycle!
Our last Why Not Me? Alumni Entrepreneurs event was the best one yet! A fabulous group of students and faculty were there to hear Henry Chong, founder of Revelo Electric Bikes, and Jessica Schwartz, founder of Sweet Sushi, talk about their experiences. The two businesses seem very different, yet both agreed on the importance of […]