Experience Ventures

Experience Ventures: Empowering post-secondary students nationwide! 🌟 Dive into a world of entrepreneurial thinking with this unique program, connecting you to real-world innovators for impactful placements. Open to all disciplines, it's your chance to gain practical skills and insights while making a difference in your community. For ventures, it's an opportunity to tap into early talent and collaborate with local institutions. Apply for an entrepreneurial thinking placement facilitated by your post-secondary school, kickstart your journey, and create your future today. Seize this chance to grow and excel! Visit https://lnkd.in/gViNJJdb to learn more. Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary University of Alberta Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship SFU VentureLabs Zone Learning at Toronto Metropolitan University YSpace, York University Hire McMaster Brilliant Catalyst Queen's University #ExperienceVentures #HunterHub #entrepreneurialthinking #students #ventures #growth #opportunity #createyourfuture

Looking for a way to gain real-world work experience before you graduate and learn entrepreneurial thinking? Why not join the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs at Brilliant Catalyst? 💡✨ Brilliant WIL is a program that facilitates short-term placements that pair students with a start-up to complete work towards a specific project. Project work is typically completed over the course of a semester. Students receive an $825 honorarium from the program as a thank you for participation (please note that this is not a salary or employment). Don’t miss out – apply here: https://ow.ly/2TvV50TS2R2 Experience Ventures, powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary, enables post-secondary students to make an impact alongside real world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements. Experience Ventures is funded by the Government of Canada and is delivered in partnership with post-secondary institutions nationwide.

We're still not over the Experience Ventures National Meeting. 🙌 Earlier this month, the Experience Ventures partner network gathered at the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking to meet in person and celebrate the success of the program as it embarks on its fifth year. Here's a snapshot of what went down during the meeting. 💡 University of Calgary | Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary | Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship | The Forge McMaster | Brilliant Catalyst | SFU VentureLabs | Zone Learning at Toronto Metropolitan University | uOttawa | Carrefour de l'entrepreneuriat | Entrepreneurship Hub | Université de Sherbrooke | YSpace, York University | Université de Montréal | Conestoga College | Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre | University of Alberta | #ucalgary | Anica Vasic

Another year, another Experience Ventures National Meeting in the books. 💥 Last week, our partners joined us at the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking to celebrate the Experience Ventures program and its impact. The meeting was led by Anica Vasic, Senior Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, lead of Experience Ventures. The meeting spotlighted the efforts of the partner network, and the work they do to continuously deliver meaningful experiences for students and ventures. We're so happy we had the chance to connect in person. Thank you to our entire partner network for making the journey to our home base, and thank you for all the incredible work you do to make this program thrive. ✨ University of Calgary | Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary | Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship | The Forge McMaster | Brilliant Catalyst | SFU VentureLabs | Zone Learning at Toronto Metropolitan University | uOttawa | Carrefour de l'entrepreneuriat | Entrepreneurship Hub | Université de Sherbrooke | YSpace, York University | Université de Montréal | Conestoga College | Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre | University of Alberta | #ucalgary

We’re thrilled to continue the Solutions Lab: Tourism Edition in partnership with Tourisme Ottawa and Experience Ventures. 🗺   To help participants shape their business ideas, Allison Smith from the University of Ottawa Management Research Library led the third day, providing key tools to refine their market research. 📊💡   Stay tuned for updates as interdisciplinary groups collaborate throughout the week to improve tourism in Ottawa. -- Experience Ventures, powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary, enables post-secondary students to make an impact alongside real world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements. EV is funded by the Government of Canada and is delivered in partnership with post-secondary institutions nationwide. CC: Kyle Thomas, Ana Sofia Delgado Maass, Abdellah Merbouhi

Anica Vasic, Senior Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary and lead for the Experience Ventures program, kicks things off with a look at the year ahead. In her remarks to the partner network, Anica highlighted the growth of the Experience Ventures network and its continued impact nation-wide. During the National Meeting, the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking welcomes our post-secondary partners from across the country.

The Experience Ventures National Meeting has officially begun! 💥 We're so excited to welcome our incredible partner network to the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary. We can't wait to kick things off! University of Calgary | Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary | Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship | The Forge McMaster | Brilliant Catalyst | SFU VentureLabs | Zone Learning at Toronto Metropolitan University | uOttawa | Carrefour de l'entrepreneuriat | Entrepreneurship Hub | Université de Sherbrooke | YSpace, York University | Université de Montréal | Conestoga College | Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre| Anica Vasic

Meet Gurkirat Singh, an accounting major at the University of Calgary. As a part of his Experience Ventures placement, Gurkirat had the opportunity to support Emmanuel Amaechi, Co-Founder of Street 2 School. Watch the video below to learn about Gurkirat’s placement experience and how it helped him deepen his passion for the not-for-profit space. And check out our UToday article to read more about it: https://lnkd.in/g6nGm7zF Experience Ventures, powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary and funded by the Government of Canada, enables post-secondary students to make an impact alongside real-world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements. Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking - UCalgary | University of Calgary #UCalgary

How the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking's Experience Ventures helped #UCalgary accounting major, Gurkirat Singh, discover new passions https://bit.ly/3BvdnDE

We're thrilled the Experience Ventures program was such a rewarding experience for you, Gurkirat Singh! Congratulations and all the best in your future endeavours. 🙌