The academic engine for entrepreneurs

The Conrad School is an immersive educational environment for entrepreneurs. Located within Canada's most innovative university, in a region ranked among the top startup ecosystems in the world, the Conrad School is the academic engine for entrepreneurship on campus, offering programs that are entrepreneurial by design.

News

  1. Sep. 1, 2019Consulting: a new undergrad and grad course offering for fall 2019
    BET 580 Consulting. A new course offering.

    This fall 2019 term, the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business is pleased to launch a new course for both undergraduate and graduate students all about consulting — a dynamic and in-demand skill-set and profession.

  2. July 17, 2019Supporting Students at spring 2019 Velocity Fund $5k Finals
    Velocity Fund $5K Spring 2019

    Tomorrow, ten student venture teams will compete to win one of four $5,000 CAD in prizes at the spring 2019 Velocity Fund $5K Finals. We are proud that four of these teams have founders who are enrolled in programs or who have taken courses at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business. Keep reading to learn more about these students.

  3. May 24, 2019Meet the spring 2019 Enterprise Co-op pitch winners
    E Co-op award winner Osman Bari with award cheque.

    This spring term, Enterprise Co-op students pitched for five prizes of $5,000 at the Ignition Week pitch competition. Each competing student had five minutes to pitch their venture to a panel of judges, followed by a three-minute question period. Meet the spring 2019 pitch winners!

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Events

  1. Sep. 26, 2019WISE Energy Day 2019
    WISE energy day

    Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) invites you to Energy Day: a chance to meet and mingle with WISE researchers; connect the dots and get energized by talented young entrepreneurs and emerging leaders at the most innovative University in Canada; join academic, industry & government experts who have come together to share insights & new ideas for our energy future.

  2. Sep. 26, 2019Conrad Games in Engineering - Fall 2019 Challenge 1
    Conrad Games

    Please join us for our first Conrad Games for Fall 2019!

    For the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship & Business's Lunch Hour Games - ConradGames in Engineering!

    Invited teams of Engineering students will be competing:

  3. Oct. 3, 2019Canadian Engineering Graduate Studies Consortium
    consortium group

    Discover the value of engineering graduate studies

    If you are thinking about graduate school, this is your opportunity to connect with representatives from Canada's top engineering schools!

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Blog

  1. Apr. 10, 2019Better Bail For America Wins Hult Prize Regional Finals
    Better Bail For America at Hult Prize in Mexico

    Better Bail For America (BB4A), a team of four fourth-year Mechanical and Mechatronics engineering students, competed in and won the Hult Prize Regional Finals in Mexico in March 2019. 

  2. Jan. 19, 2018Thoughts on Entrepreneurship: Having a Tormentor
    MBET student, Joel Kadish

    Young entrepreneurs often seek a Mentor, but what they should be looking for is a Tormentor.

  3. Nov. 6, 2017Styling confidence: Hair by Lassa grows in Enterprise Co-op
    Leslassa Armour-Shillingford

    Leslassa Armour-Shillingford never set out to be a hairstylist—but when more and more friends started asking her to do their hair in first year, she stumbled upon a huge demand in the KW region for stylists with expertise in kinky-curly hairstyles.

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