How can your business benefit?
Best Practices
Learn the the latest and most innovative business practices from experts and successful entrepreneurs.
Networking
Connect with your peers in the tech community to generate business, meet service providers, and build your network.
Team Development
Your entire team can participate in TechAlliance programs, boosting their skills and performance.
Experiences for Startups and Early-Stage Companies
Entrepreneur 1.0
Entrepreneurs need a place to build, reflect, and finesse their plans in the company of likeminded, passionate founders. Hosted annually in partnership with the Ivey Business School at Western University, the Entrepreneur 1.0 Innovation Academy equips new founders with a deep understanding of how to tackle challenges, put the right advisors in place, and gain the knowledge to prepare and pivot for a business to thrive.
60-Second Pitch
Can you sell your business in 60 seconds? This popular biennial program challenges entrepreneurs to pitch their business to a panel of experts, for the chance to win thousands of dollars in business acceleration prizes.
The Experts
Entrepreneurs facing specific challenges to their growing business can present to The Experts, and receive valuable, executive-level advice from industry leaders.
Office Hours
Every entrepreneur has questions that require professional answers. Office Hours provide an opportunity to pose questions to experts who are part of our Service Provider Network at no-cost. Sessions provide access to experts in fields such as law, intellectual property, accounting, and marketing.
Experiences for Growing Companies
Premier Experiences
Delivered by industry experts, Premier Experiences showcase inspirational best practices, upcoming trends, and strategies to overcome common challenges affecting the regional innovation economy.
Masterclasses
Delivered by nationally- and internationally-recognized discipline experts, Masterclasses provide in-depth learning sessions resonating with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and their teams.
Peer-2-Peer Groups
TechAlliance’s Peer-2-Peer Groups accelerate professional development, knowledge sharing, and relationship building amongst peers in similar functional roles within the innovation sector.