Events Calendar

Entrepreneur 1.0 is TechAlliance’s answer to guiding entrepreneurs through the key issues surrounding planning for the success of a startup or early-stage technology-based company. In partnership with the Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Ivey Business School, this annual ten-week course enables participants to acquire the practical tools and knowledge to manage business challenges and develop the support network that every entrepreneur needs.

Course modules will be offered weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm-9:30pm. Modules are taught by a combination of Ivey professors, seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts.

Module I: The Evolution of a Business and Entrepreneurs Panel
Module II: Startup Legal & Risk
Module III: Communications and Social Media
Module IV: Market Strategy
Module V: Sales
Module VI: Cash Flow Management
Module VII: Operations
Module VIII: Growth Management
Module IX: Funding Your Business
Module X: The Business Plan and Final Reception

Please note: A $100 student rate is available for full time post-secondary students. To qualify for this price please click here to complete the Student Application Form.

Entrepreneur 1.0 is presented in partnership with

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HubSpot is committed to helping early-stage companies grow better through a range of programs dedicated to startups. Join us as we livestream Brian’s discussion at the AWS Loft space on December 10th to hear how HubSpot has found success and is helping startups grow better. This conversation will give startups and scale ups alike an exclusive look into how HubSpot’s CEO thinks, acts, and ultimately built a large public company.

Plus, get a first look at two exciting announcements from HubSpot that will directly benefit our HubSpot for Startups community.

Register below to save your seat and more info will be sent via email to access the livestream.

For more than 20 years, The Technology Fast 50™ program has celebrated innovation, rapid revenue growth, and entrepreneurial spirit. Awards are presented in categories that define and characterize the unique strengths of the Canadian technology industry. Winners include both public and private companies in a variety of industry sub-sectors, including hardware, software, telecommunications, emerging technology, and digital media. In 2017, five London businesses were honoured. We will welcome Chris Dowding, Partner, Deloitte London and any 2018 regional winners to share their stories of success.

Did you know that on average, companies that export have sales 18 times greater than non-exporters? Ontario’s AIM program helps technology companies build a strategic plan to grow their international business.

In this free half-day workshop, trade experts from the Government of Ontario will guide you through developing a comprehensive international business strategy.

Discover how to:

• Evaluate new markets, develop market entry strategies and protect your intellectual property
• Build your international presence through trade shows and e-commerce.
• Build a financial strategy that includes receivables management, trade finance and insurance
• Review resources in the export support network
• Move goods and services to foreign markets, and more.

Join Innovation Advisor, Trish Barrow from the Government of Canada’s Concierge service team for virtual Office Hours. Trish provides a single access point for small and medium-sized enterprises to find high-quality, timely advice and access to funding opportunities that will help you innovate and accelerate your growth.

Trish has an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and significant experience helping Ontario SMEs access global opportunities.  She has an extensive network of innovation contacts and confesses to being borderline fanatical about helping entrepreneurs get the help they need.

Trish will be available for 60 minute meetings on Thursday, December 13 from 9:00AM – 5:00PM over the phone.