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Join the launch of Black Female Funders (BFF) on Nov 26 from 7 - 9pm EST! The event will be tackling the issue of access to capital faced by black female entrepreneurs. The BFF was formed to provide resources, grants and interest-free loans to underrepresented black female entrepreneurs. Apply: http://ow.ly/mFM750CqA9u #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

Ontario's government is helping to grow the province's agri-food and agri-products sectors by launching the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative - a program which will help drive innovation, reduce red tape, and address industry priorities. This new initiative includes the "Funding for Sectors" stream and offers cost-share opportunities to address identified industry outcomes for Ontario. Apply by Nov 26th at 4pm EST: http://ow.ly/4bNI50Cmbae #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

#Newsletter November 25 | Our #news and #resource packed Newsletter is out now! Read it here: http://ow.ly/zsPS50CuCAI Subscribe to our newsletters and don't miss a beat: http://ow.ly/i8vP50CuCAL #InnovationYork #YorkUniversity

Congrats to our YSpace startup, SPOT, for making it to the top 5 of the Haltech Pitch Competition again! They will compete in the Haltech Hi5 Pitch competition on Nov 26th, 3-5pm EST. To listen their pitch, register here: http://ow.ly/8eXz50Cm8Gi #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) have partnered up to deliver a high-level program targeting Ontario startups and SME’s in various areas of innovation & technology. MEDJCT is working with seven of Japan’s largest General Trading Companies. These Japanese firms are looking to identify new innovation from Canadian start-ups in order to improve their business practices! They will gather on Nov 19 at 3pm EST on Zoom, register: http://ow.ly/olMz50Cmb0C #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

The Markham Small Business Centre Recovery and Digital Resilience Program is a training, education and business advisory program. It was designed to help Markham-based small businesses shift their practices and build resilience towards sustainable recovery. Eligible participants will receive the opportunity to be selected for a #grant of up to $5,000.00 to assist with implementation related expenses and access to training on digital marketing topics from training partner General Assembly! Apply by Dec 7th at http://ow.ly/cLN850ClDwK #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

Join LaunchYU Founder Fundamentals: Best Practices in Sales Session on November 26 at 6pm. The speaker will talk about the secret to hitting your goals is the right planning. Setting up a formal sales plan makes sure you and your prospect -- and anyone else associated with the purchase decision -- are on the same page. It also makes the sales process more manageable for a prospect who’s never gone through a major purchase decision before by taking a gargantuan task and breaking it up into little, achievable pieces. Register here: http://ow.ly/rekJ50CqGzf #InnovationYork #YorkUniversity

SoGal Toronto presents Fireside Chat: Building A Winning Consumer Brand! Tomorrow at 5:30pm EST, guest host Marie Chevrier, founder of Sampler will be hosting a panel discussion with some other leading women founders. They will be discussing how to build a winning brand through consumer packaged goods, and how they leveraged packaging as their foundation towards building a leading brand and company! Register: http://ow.ly/DqVO50Cm2kA #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

Apply by Nov 26th at 4pm EST for the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative! Ontario's government is helping to grow the province's agri-food and agri-products sectors by driving innovation, reducing red tape, and addressing industry priorities! This new initiative includes the "Funding for Sectors" stream and offers cost-share opportunities to address identified industry outcomes for Ontario. Apply: http://ow.ly/4bNI50Cmbae #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

LaunchYU has partnered with York University's Division of Advancement to bring you an at home edition of How She Hustles: Becoming My Own Boss! In this 3 part series, our speakers will dive deep into their experiences as an entrepreneur, exploring their success, failure and lessons. Emily Mills, founder of @howshehustlesnetwork, will be speaking about how she grew her passion project into a side hustle, and left a media company on her own terms to become a full-time entrepreneur. Join through Zoom on Nov 26th at 12pm! Register: https://yorku.zoom.us/we/register/WN_k-XQpYbVRzO6Fo69Sdm2iQ #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

The Markham Centre Campus is hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, November 25th from 2:00pm - 3:15pm. Join and submit your questions to be answered by York University Senior Leadership! https://bit.ly/2WPSbBF #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork

Join the Founder Fundamentals: Social Media Strategies workshop on November 19th from 6 - 8pm through Zoom. Digital pioneer Abtin Masseratagah will be speaking about how you can build an impactful digital strategy for free, identifying the right social networks for your strategy, and more. Register: http://ow.ly/JAlP50ClDjP #YorkUniversity #InnovationYork LaunchYU Markham Small Business Centre