This fall, Western entrepreneurs took to the airwaves showcasing the products and services they have built through courses and programs offered at the Ivey Business School and Western University. Many of them utilized courses like New Venture Creation o …
Entrepreneurship
Innovator caps year with top Vanguard award
Dr. Douglas Fraser recognized for breakthroughs in COVID and brain injury research
New $1M-gift drives Western entrepreneurial programs
Funding will support student entrepreneurs, programming, innovation building
Rower-turned-entrepreneur gains angel investor
Western alumna’s Hairstrong scrunchie trending upwards in sales
Building plans aim to beautify, modernize Western’s campus
Projects slated for 2021-2022 include a new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre and an Indigenous Learning Centre
Helping women entrepreneurs find their purpose
Ivey faculty recently led virtual workshops for women in the microenterprise program though My Sisters’ Place
$5.5-million gift expands entrepreneurship opportunities at Western
Investment from Pierre L. Morrissette Family Foundation provides campus-wide access to entrepreneurial research, education and programming
Proteus Innovation Competition sees most entries ever
The competition brings entrepreneurial students together to propose ways to commercialize novel technologies.
Western alumni entrepreneurs attract up to $3.25 million from angel investors
AssetDirect, Kabo and Marlow secure funding to help propel their businesses forward
Alumni start-up aims for perfect fit, fewer returns
SizeWize platform generates happy customers and revenue for clothing retailers.
Students’ snack pops expectations
Ditch the chips and pitch the popcorn: two Western students are hoping Londoners’ tastes will rise up to enjoy popped water-lily seeds instead.
Rapid COVID-19 antibody test can check immune response
A team of Western researchers has developed a simple test – faster and more accurate than any approved thus far in Canada – to determine who has developed COVID-19 antibodies.
Alumni entrepreneurs picked to pitch investors
Five teams of Western alumni entrepreneurs are set to make their pitch to investors.
Innovator caps year with top Vanguard award
Dr. Douglas Fraser recognized for breakthroughs in COVID and brain injury research
New $1M-gift drives Western entrepreneurial programs
Funding will support student entrepreneurs, programming, innovation building
Rower-turned-entrepreneur gains angel investor
Western alumna’s Hairstrong scrunchie trending upwards in sales
Building plans aim to beautify, modernize Western’s campus
Projects slated for 2021-2022 include a new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre and an Indigenous Learning Centre
Helping women entrepreneurs find their purpose
Ivey faculty recently led virtual workshops for women in the microenterprise program though My Sisters’ Place
$5.5-million gift expands entrepreneurship opportunities at Western
Investment from Pierre L. Morrissette Family Foundation provides campus-wide access to entrepreneurial research, education and programming
Proteus Innovation Competition sees most entries ever
The competition brings entrepreneurial students together to propose ways to commercialize novel technologies.
Western alumni entrepreneurs attract up to $3.25 million from angel investors
AssetDirect, Kabo and Marlow secure funding to help propel their businesses forward
Alumni start-up aims for perfect fit, fewer returns
SizeWize platform generates happy customers and revenue for clothing retailers.
Students’ snack pops expectations
Ditch the chips and pitch the popcorn: two Western students are hoping Londoners’ tastes will rise up to enjoy popped water-lily seeds instead.
Rapid COVID-19 antibody test can check immune response
A team of Western researchers has developed a simple test – faster and more accurate than any approved thus far in Canada – to determine who has developed COVID-19 antibodies.
Alumni entrepreneurs picked to pitch investors
Five teams of Western alumni entrepreneurs are set to make their pitch to investors.