This fall term, Enterprise Co-op students took part in the Ignition Week pitch competition. Meet the winners!
Dr. Victor Cui, Conrad Research Excellence Chair and an Associate Professor at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, has been awarded the SSHRC Insight Grant for his project, 鈥淭he risk to Canadian intellectual property rights imposed by foreign subsidiaries.鈥 Nicolas Roulin, a psychology professor from St. Mary鈥檚 University is the co-investigator of this project.
The SSHRC Insight Grant supports research excellence in social sciences and humanities research. Funding is available for both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years.
When she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2019, Rachel Bartholemew (MBET '14) learned the surgery and radiation would affect her pelvic health for the rest of her life. She began researching rehabilitation options and discovered women were still using devices known as dilators, which were invented in 1938. So, she founded , a startup that is developing a rehabilitation system to help women recover from everything from cervical cancer and gender-affirming surgery to childbirth.
Marking the end of the spring 2023 term is our termly competition roundup to celebrate the successes of Conrad School students.
Graduate students in the聽Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology聽(MBET) program and undergraduate students in聽BET 300听辞谤听Enterprise Co-op聽(E Co-op) performed admirably in both on- and off-campus competitions.
We have winners from the annual MBET end-of-year tradeshow, plus wins at an international competition!
This spring term, two batches of Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) students pitched during (two) Ignition Week(s) - meet the spring 2023 pitch winners!
Before switching to E聽co-op, Madison had done three co-op work terms.
Originally, she planned to continue with a regular co-op stream, but after suffering a concussion, was unable to continue the rest of her co-op terms. Because of this unexpected change, she decided to look further into E Co-op and give it a shot!
Both Madison and her partner were interested in woodworking. Taking their hobby and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), they came up with聽, a business that specializes in handmade home decor products.
We sent off the MBET class of 2023 last week at the annual end-of-year Tradeshow.
25 student ventures set up on the ground floor of the Engineering 7 building (home to the Conrad School), where passing students, faculty, staff and guests stopped by to learn more about the projects that MBETs have been working on for the last 10 months (or more!).
The Tradeshow was followed by a dinner where speeches were made, dessert was delicious and 5 student ventures were presented with prizes. Check out the winners and their ventures, as well as photography from the event!
Darren Harry Baine is a University of 蓝莓视频 undergrad and entrepreneur passionate about inspiring youth to think beyond themselves and create initiatives that advance society. Baine founded The Young Eye, a foundation that supports social growth and development of youth-based institutions in Uganda. Along with a group of friends, Baine also co-founded and hosts a youth motivational talk show also called The Young Eye.
In 2022, Baine was recognized for his outreach and was named to聽Uganda鈥檚 top 40 under 40 list.聽He says he is humbled by the honour that confirms聽he is on the right track.
鈥淚 used to think that I鈥檇 have to wait until I had a degree, be older and richer, before I could start my own business,鈥 says [Osose] Itua. 鈥淚 took a Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (BET) course and sitting next to me were people my age and younger who had a couple of startups going already. I was like ok, time to launch.鈥
Itua got to do six co-operative work experiences during her studies. The first was at a large company, the following four were at startups and the final one had her working on her own business, Foodage.
Kelly Zheng has a lot on her plate. She鈥檚 a doctoral student building a startup while also working towards a graduate business degree. The Entrepreneurial PhD Fellowship has allowed Kelly to gain the business knowledge, skills and experience to commercialize her research. Using her PhD research in artificial intelligence, Kelly's venture, Coastal Carbon uses AI and machine learning technology to help create a sustainable future for our oceans.