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. Mar. 24, 2020Supporting Students at the Winter 2020 Concept $5K Finals
    Concept Winter 2020 $5k Competition

    Ten student venture teams will have the opportunity to win one of four $5,000 grants at the Concept $5K finals today. Six out of ten ventures have founders that are current or former students of the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business.

    Due to the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 virus, there will be no live pitch competition event this semester. Instead, the finalists will submit their three-minute video pitches to the judges who will assess the teams remotely.

    Keep reading to learn more about this semester's finalists.

  2. Mar. 2, 2020HyIvy takes home $25K at Fierce Founders Finale

    The following is a summary of the CBC news article, Waterloo woman draws on experience with cervical cancer for startup idea.

    Rachel Bartholomew (MBET '14) took home $25,000 for her startup, HyIvy Health, at Communitech's Fierce Founders Finale, last week. HyIvy is making a difference in sexual rehabilitation for women with pelvic diseases and cancers. The suite of sexual rehabilitation products that HyIvy Health helps women's sexual recovery after diagnosis, treatment and/or surgery.

  3. Jan. 23, 2020Conrad School 2019 Review
    Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business Logo

    2019 was a busy and successful year for the Conrad School of Business and Entrepreneurship! Here are some highlights from the previous year.

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Blog

  1. Jan. 22, 2020Elevate creates game based learning platform for individuals with cognitive disabilities
    Karina Gonzales Ramos & Pablo Amaya from Elevate giving each other a high five


  2. 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. 

  3. 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.

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