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Monday, March 25, 2024

Female Founders Street Market

The Innovation Hub was excited to partner with the CUSA Women’s Centre and CUSA to bring back the Female Founders Street Market on March 25th, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm, right on campus in the Richcraft Atrium. Female founders filled the atrium with their homemade and handcrafted products such as jewelry, haircare,... More

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Women Founder Roundtable 2024

On Tuesday, March 12 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm the Innovation Hub held a Women Founder Roundtable, the second in a series of roundtables where Carleton student founders and entrepreneurs from equity seeking groups, underrepresented populations and racialized communities, can talk about their experience as entrepreneurs, explore resources available to... More

Friday, March 1, 2024

Lunch & Learn with Shannon Ryan

On Friday, March 1st, 2024 the Innovation Hub hosted a Lunch and Learn with Shannon Ryan, the Executive Vice President – North America, at Valtech. Shannon Ryan is an entrepreneur with almost 25 years in the world of digital and has experience both starting and selling companies. Students across all faculties were invited to... More

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Black Business Roundtable 2024

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 the Innovation Hub hosted a Black Business Roundtable, the first in a series of roundtables where Carleton student founders and entrepreneurs from equity seeking groups, underrepresented populations and racialized communities, can talk about their experience as entrepreneurs, explore resources available to them in... More

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Finances and Fundraising – Rohit Mehta & Scotiabank Advisors

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 the Innovation Hub held two exciting events to engage students in making smart financial choices for their businesses. Over noon, the Hub hosted a Lunch and Learn on fundraising and in the evening, Scotiabank advisors gave advice to business founders. The interactive Lunch and Learn session was with Rohit... More

Monday, February 26, 2024

Lunch & Learn with Robert Boukine

Check out the Lunch & Learn with CEO and Co-Founder of Noibu, Robert Boukine On February 16, 2024 the Innovation Hub hosted an exciting Lunch and Learn with Robert Boukine, CEO and Co-Founder of Noibu, an eCommerce error monitoring platform powering the world’s best eCommerce experiences. Last year, Noibu had a 954% growth rate according... More

Friday, December 15, 2023

Fall Pitch Nights – Hatch, Changemaker, & Launch

Check out the recap of our fall 2023 pitch nights! On December 5th, 6th, and 7th the Innovation Hub welcomed our hard-working student founders in the Hatch, Changemaker, and Launch incubator programs to pitch their brilliant business ideas. After weekly workshops with their program facilitators and spending hours refining all areas of their... More

Friday, December 1, 2023

Carleton Hosts The Crunch Hackathon

With support from the Innovation Hub, Carleton successfully hosted this year’s Crunch hackathon in the Nicol Building. The Crunch is a three-day event where students from Algonquin College, University of Ottawa, and Carleton compete and collaborate to pitch a business idea for a chance to win a cash prize. Individuals can join on their... More

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

TiE Entrepreneurship Summit 2023

The Hub attended the TiE Summit to network with a diverse community of professionals and learn about this year's topic: AI driving business growth! The TiE Entrepreneurship Summit 2023 built on a decade of #TiECon Canada’s success, and this year's theme was "AI Revolution: Redefining Startup Success". This event invited startups, entrepreneurs,... More

Friday, November 3, 2023

Halloween in the Hub

A recap on the Innovation Hub's Halloween Party! Thank you to everyone who dropped by the Hub for our Halloween party! Innovation Hub staff, program participants, and community members came by dressed in costumes to network, enjoy refreshments, and engage in fun activities. The Hub was decorated for the occasion creating the perfect spooky... More

Friday, October 20, 2023

Launch Visits Knak HQ 

The Launch program has kicked off successfully this fall. Student founders in Launch have had the chance each week to connect and learn from successful entrepreneurs to help the students grow their businesses. Recently, the Launch group visited Knak, a startup from Ottawa. Founder and CEO Pierce Ujjainwalla welcomed students into the Knak HQ on... More

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

InnovateNOW with SSSC

The Hub partnered with the Science Student Success Centre (SSSC) to host a 2-day InnovateNOW tech event! InnovateNOW was a 2-day tech event run by the Science Student Success Centre (SSSC) and in collaboration with the Carleton Cybersecurity Club and Blueprint. The event took place on October 2nd & October 3rd from @5:00pm –... More

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