Spark Centre

🚀 Founders – Are You Ready to Raise Capital? 🚀 As part of #DoItInDurham Entrepreneurship Week, Spark Centre has partnered with Angel Investors Durham and Angel Investors Ontario to deliver GET ANGEL INVESTOR READY. This interactive session is hosted by top investors and founders who have been in your shoes – Angel Investors Durham's own Executive Director, Frank Auddino and Due Diligence Lead and Advisor, Angelo Del Duca. 🏆 With only 7% of applicants securing angel funding, this session is the edge you need! Learn to: ✨ Think like an Angel 🎯 Perfect your pitch & deck 📈 Position for investment 🤝 Navigate due diligence & make the ask Gain the tools to open doors, create opportunities, and scale your business! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gzksS_UB Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) #investment #entrepreneurs #DoItInDurham2024 #founders #business

Sherry Colbourne and Vidal Chavannes, Ed.D, welcoming us to Spark Centre’s EXCELERATE event at Fire Hall 5, Oshawa with incredible companies who are Pioneering Breakthroughs in Emergency Services! #RescueRevolution #Founders #Startups #EmergencyServices #DurhamRegion #Innovation

Seeing the innovation happening in our fire and life safety space is really encouraging as we continue to grow our footprint accross Canada. Our trip to the Spark Centre Excelerate - Rescue Revolution: Breakthroughs in Emergency Services was nothing less than exciting! Thanks City of Oshawa for hosting at Hall 5.

Had a great morning at #OshawaFire taking part in Spark Centre's EXCELERATE! It was nice to connect with local #EmergencyServices and innovators in the sector. Thank you Kailee Rembosz for the invite and putting on such a great event! 🔥

Yesterday, our own Joseph Miller joined Spark Centre et al. at the Excelerate "Rescue Revolution" event in Oshawa, which featured innovation-driven solutions for first responders (including V13 Policetech Accelerator-backed ventures Custom Shrouds Inc and Sootsoap Supply Co. Ltd. who won the pitch competition). Congratulations! And special thanks to the organizers for an exciting event that helps to propel entrepreneurs to the next level.

Spark Centre is proud to be a Community Partner of #DoItInDurham2024! This celebration of business in #DurhamRegion is back with over 40 events across the region both virtual and in person. The events are focused on business networking, skills building, mentoring, learning and connecting with potential new opportunities. 📅 NOV. 18-22 Check out the full calendar of events & workshops here: https://lnkd.in/gqjuRr6B #DoItInDurham #GEWCanada #GEW2024 #BACDurham #entrepreneurs #networking | Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD)

We don’t have all the answers. You hear that?👂 At Spark Centre, we are strong believers that you can’t know anything and everything. Thankfully, that’s why we’ve created valuable partnerships with industry experts. These partners are a select group of businesses with whom we’ve forged strategic #partnerships to provide our members with unparalleled support and guidance. Our partners offer our clients a leg up in… 👉#Trademark portfolio management, patent prosecution and IP litigation (Smart & Biggar) 👉 A la carte #bookkeeping and accounting services (Finance Without Borders Inc) 👉 Leveraging financial incentives, like #grants and sales tax recovery (Leyton) 👉 #Relocation and buyer or seller representation (Coldwell Banker Real Estate) 👉 Practical and cost-effective #legal services (Suresh Law Professional Corporation) 👉 One-stop-shop provider of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) #taxcredit (RDP Associates Inc. ) 👉 Startup coaching, #investment and professional services (Audax Ventures Inc.) 👉 Electronic #productdesign solutions and support (NeuronicWorks Inc.) Through these alliances, Spark clients get direct access to vetted services, and can leverage the expertise of our esteemed partners. https://lnkd.in/g6kyK5mC

🚨EXCELERATE is only a few days away! Join us for EXCELERATE: Rescue Revolution at Oshawa's Fire Station 5 on October 29th, between 11 am — 2 pm, as we spotlight some of the Region’s emerging innovations in Emergency Services! From cutting-edge rescue technologies to life-saving solutions, explore startups transforming emergency services. Network with industry leaders, first responders, and tech visionaries, and join the conversation driving the future of emergency response forward. Register here: https://ow.ly/OKk350TCcax Thank you to City of Oshawa and Invest Durham for making this event possible! We’re thrilled to be partnering with Angel Investors Durham, Brilliant Catalyst , FastStart Durham College, MRC Studio at Durham College and Venture13 Policetech Accelerator. And…who doesn’t love the idea of a FREE lunch from Firehouse Subs?! Save your seat today! 👉🏼 https://ow.ly/OKk350TCcax See you Tuesday! #emergencyservices #technology #innovation #DurhamRegion #community #collaboration #networking

📣 #FTMS2024: “Build, Scale and Adopt Innovations in Automotive Technology” is two weeks away! Register today to join this virtual conference on Nov 7th, and hear from industry leaders like General Motors Canada, BlackBerry QNX, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) and more as they give insight into current trends and the future of automotive innovation in Ontario. ⚡ There’s still time to register! ftms.citm.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Innovation #Transportation #Mobility #Ontario #electrification | Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) | CITM - Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility | Ontario Centre of Innovation

Only 35% of organizations have a formalized succession planning process. What are the remaining companies going to do when a crisis strikes or a decision-making member needs to leave? This statistic highlights the need for effective and structured #succession strategies. Companies with a well-developed succession plan are 1.5x more likely to experience higher revenue growth and 1.3x more likely to achieve higher profitability, compared to those without effective plans. The Amplify program’s succession planning component ensures that companies involved will structure a well-informed plan, with the careful advisement of Spark Centre #advisors. This way, participants get peace of mind knowing that they have a plan in place, and can benefit from the revenue and profitability growth opportunity. It’s a need-to-have for growing companies, no matter the size of your team. Don’t miss out, talk to us about joining Amplify today. https://lnkd.in/gsSAbMM7