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Proteus Innovation Competition Virtual Launch

ProteusIC – a four-month long competition that challenges you to create a commercialization plan for 1 of 6 technologies developed out of Ontario's research institutions and then pitch it to a panel of judges. Western University is partnering with McMaster University, University of Windsor, University of Waterloo, University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University to bring you six technologies for you to develop commercialization plans for.

RIO Advantage Workshops 2021-22: Communicating the Value of Your Research

Advantage Workshops are intended to give research teams the tools they need to maximize the impact of their research. Speaker: Amy Skeoch, Master of Applied Nutrition Practicum Coordinator Learn how to craft your value proposition and amplify the impact of your research to win grants and get published.

RIO Advantage Workshops 2021-22: Advanced Collaboration Techniques

Advantage Workshops are intended to give research teams the tools they need to maximize the impact of their research. Speaker(s): Amy Skeoch, Master of Applied Nutrition Practicum Coordinator & Vanja Banks, Industry Liaison Officer Many researchers achieve more impact and success because of long-term relationships formed with industry and external partners. This workshop will help researchers develop a strategy for cultivating fruitful collaborations and to optimize the way they work with external partners.

IP Strategy and Commercialization

IP Strategy: Are you looking to get the most out of everything your company produces, including your products and the innovations that make them possible? Are you looking to enter international markets? Developing an intellectual property (IP) strategy will help you strategically grow your business and maximize the value of your IP. This seminar will outline what to consider when developing your IP strategy in order to help you extract value from your IP, protect your business from competitors, gain a competitive advantage, or take your business abroad.

Application Deadline - The Soft Landing: Scale From Home Program

The Soft Landing: Scale From Home program offers qualified, established Canadian startups and scale-ups exposure to business opportunities by offering up to $4,000 CAD in reimbursable business expenses to help generate net-new sales revenue or investment. Successful candidates can use funds to help offset the costs of activities related to net-new sales, business development and marketing projects. More Details

Map Our Your Shipping

A hands-on shipping workshop with 2H Media. Understanding the costs of shipping your products to customers is one of the key responsibilities of a business owner yet is often overlooked.

Mind Mapping for your Business

A mind map is an essential diagram used to visually organize information. It is designed to help businesses improve brainstorming sessions, as well as collaboration and communication. This can be used as an organic means to brainstorm and develop thoughts and ideas, allowing you to streamline your working process, save time and boost productivity. This 1.5 hour workshop will go over the basics of what is a mind map, how to structure a mind map and how to interpret mind maps into usable and implementable data for business development.

Toolkit Tuesday Lunch & Learn: Vidyard

Innovation Guelph Presents Toolkit Tuesday: Lunch & Learn with Vidyard Whether you already have videos or you’re just getting started, Vidyard is the fastest way to use video for your business. Join us for an engaging session on all things video. Register This event is hosted by an organization external to the University of Guelph.

Advantage Workshop: Communicating the Value of Your Research

This workshop introduces research teams to tools that will clearly communicate the potential impact of their work and enable them to write value-focused grant applications. Teams will also discover how clear communication and persuasive value propositions can mobilize teams and external partners more successfully. In this workshop, research teams will:

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