Entrepreneurship and business competitions have and will continue to be, valuable learning experiences for student entrepreneurs.
The Hult Prize is the largest student social entrepreneurship competition in the world. Every year, the Hult organization challenges students to come up with entrepreneurial solutions for some of the most pressing social problems our world faces. Students from over 1000 universities globally are taking on this year’s challenge: to provide meaningful employment for 10,000 youth.
This winter 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 winter 2019 pitch winners!
2018 was a monumental year for the Conrad School, our students and alumni.
Here are some highlights of the past year.
Today, 20 student venture teams will compete to win their share of $130,000 in prizes at the fall 2018 Velocity Fund Finals. Did you know that many of the teams competing have founders who have completed programs or taken courses at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business? Keep reading to learn more about these students.
The Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new faculty members: Janet Boekhorst and Chris Holt.
We recently spoke with Davis Centre Librarian, Rachel Figueiredo to learn more about resources available to Entrepreneurs at Waterloo. Here’s what we learned:
This month, 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 fall 2018 pitch winners!
Change is afoot at Conrad. In early June, the University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors officially changed the Conrad Centre into the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business. This change reflects what Conrad has become and where it is going. We are eager to keep our community aware of what is changing, what is staying the same, and what to expect from the new Conrad School.
Are you curious about Waterloo’s entrepreneurial community?
Did you know the Conrad School offers entrepreneurship education for all Waterloo students?
This fall, take a course at the Conrad School to jump-start your entrepreneurial career and enhance your degree.