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Welcome to the November edition of the Hamilton Economic Development Newsletter.  

MaRS Entrepreneurs Toolkit- Winter Intensive

Get tools, mentoring and peer feedback to help as you roll up your sleeves and develop strategic components for your business!

 

The MaRS-run Winter Intensive program at Innovation Factory combines five workshops and runs weekly on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting January 9, 2015. It's a great opportunity for highly motivated entrepreneurs to take their startup to the next level.

 

Workshops include:  

Starting Lean: Value Proposition, Starting Lean: Business Model, Finance Fundamentals, The MarCom Toolkit and The B2B Sales Process.

 

Cost of workshops: While the program is valued at $6,720, the fee for the Winter Intensive Program is $350. It is open to all entrepreneurs with a specific project or business. For Innovation Factory clients, the workshop is at no cost. For more information visit: http://innovationfactory.ca/.

Companies Needed for McMaster Employment Crawl

 

The Student Success Centre at McMaster University and Hamilton's Economic Development Office invite you to participate in the Hamilton Employment Crawl (HEC), taking place at the end of next April (2015). This high profile event will showcase the city of Hamilton and its exciting employment opportunities to approximately 150 McMaster students. The objectives of this event is to engage and provide students with an opportunity to build relationships, develop a sense of community and see Hamilton as a great city to live, work and play.

 

Students will be traveling on buses to pre-selected organizations within Hamilton over a two-day period (75 students per day). Participants on the crawl will visit two organizations in the morning and two in the afternoon. Organizations will present information about their company, discuss growth potential within their sector and tour their facility/workspace (if applicable). Students will be driven on a city tour over lunch and have the opportunity to explore Hamilton.

 

How your company can get involved!

Showcase your organization as one that values education, community and is proud to be located in Hamilton.  Host our students and help us create buzz all over the city!  For more information, contact Gisela Olivera (McMaster University Student Success Centre) - (905) 525-9140 ext 24799 or [email protected].

  

Business Link Newspaper Honours the Top 40 Under 40

 

A celebration honouring the top young professionals in Hamilton took place on November 27th.  


 

 

   
Contacts to Contracts      

 

In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship the Hamilton SBEC along with partners at the Innovation  Factory and Hamilton Chamber of Commerce through the generous support of Meridian Credit Union facilitated a dynamic networking event; Contacts 2 Contracts in mid-November. This half day forum engaged Hamilton's new and growing businesses in engaging conversations, resulting in many business to business connections. If you're interested in participating in subsequent sessions and growing your business, contact the SBEC at 905-540-6400.

 

   
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