This fall term, Enterprise Co-op students took part in the Ignition Week pitch competition. Meet the winners!
This fall term, Enterprise Co-op students took part in the Ignition Week pitch competition. Meet the winners!
Marking the end of the spring 2023 term is our termly competition roundup to celebrate the successes of Conrad School students.
Graduate students in the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program and undergraduate students in BET 300 or Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) performed admirably in both on- and off-campus competitions.
We have winners from the annual MBET end-of-year tradeshow, plus wins at an international competition!
This spring term, two batches of Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) students pitched during (two) Ignition Week(s) - meet the spring 2023 pitch winners!
Before switching to E co-op, Madison had done three co-op work terms.
Originally, she planned to continue with a regular co-op stream, but after suffering a concussion, was unable to continue the rest of her co-op terms. Because of this unexpected change, she decided to look further into E Co-op and give it a shot!
Both Madison and her partner were interested in woodworking. Taking their hobby and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), they came up with Beaverdam Designs, a business that specializes in handmade home decor products.
Darren Harry Baine is a University of Waterloo undergrad and entrepreneur passionate about inspiring youth to think beyond themselves and create initiatives that advance society. Baine founded The Young Eye, a foundation that supports social growth and development of youth-based institutions in Uganda. Along with a group of friends, Baine also co-founded and hosts a youth motivational talk show also called The Young Eye.
In 2022, Baine was recognized for his outreach and was named to Uganda’s top 40 under 40 list. He says he is humbled by the honour that confirms he is on the right track.
“I used to think that I’d have to wait until I had a degree, be older and richer, before I could start my own business,” says [Osose] Itua. “I took a Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (BET) course and sitting next to me were people my age and younger who had a couple of startups going already. I was like ok, time to launch.”
Itua got to do six co-operative work experiences during her studies. The first was at a large company, the following four were at startups and the final one had her working on her own business, Foodage.
As temperatures rise, we're looking back on a busy (and successful!) winter 2023 term with our students.
Graduate students in the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) programs and undergraduate students in BET 300 or Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) performed admirably in both on- and off-campus competitions.
Velocity Innovation Challenge:
With a week to collaborate and devise solutions to global food, health and energy problems, nine student teams from presented their ideas at Velocity’s Innovation Challenge in February.
This winter term, Enterprise Co-op students carried on the tradition of the Ignition Week pitch competition. Meet the winter 2023 pitch winners!
The Conrad School is excited to share our students' successes in the fall 2022 term.
All four winning teams in the Velocity $5K pitch competition this term included student co-founders from the Conrad School. We are proud to celebrate with our undergraduate students who have either completed an Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) term or the Bridging Entrepreneurs to Students (BETS) co-op program.
Among the finalists was also Penspyre, co-founded by former BETS student Roman Semin. Penspyre provides contextualized writing prompts that enable a book author to finish the first draft faster without writer’s block.