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Check out Ryerson Business Innovation Hub's newest post on how they can help your business!

The Ryerson Entrepreneurship Institute is proud to present our newest project, the Business Innovation Hub (BIH). The Business Innovation Hub consists of a team of self-motivated students that provides risk free innovative solutions to help small and medium sized businesses struggling during the pandemic. Examples of Our Innovation Services: ... - Create social media content marketed towards youth audiences - Design websites that will drive user engagement and increase revenues - Build an e-Commerce store - Find new sources of revenue to make up for lost business - Video production and editing - Implement an efficient curb-side pick up process - Help apply for government grants If you want to learn more about the team and services, please visit ryersonbih.com/. ___________________________________________________ Follow the Business Innovation Hub Instagram: @ryersonbih | https://www.instagram.com/ryersonbih/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ryerson-Business-Innovation-Hub-114969046912854/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ryerson-bih/ #covid19 #covidresponse #supportsmallbusiness #solutions #marketingdigital #freeconsultation #ryerson

Week long APE Design Thinking Bootcamp in Munich at SCE with 15 students from Ryerson.

Getting ready to return to the APE Design Thinking Bootcamp in Munich Germany with 15 Ryerson University students in 2 weeks! This will be our biggest Bootcamp yet with 65 students and 15 coaches from over a dozen countries.

GEW is happening NOW on campus! Here's your chance to learn about entrepreneurship from some of the most influential people on campus, and be in-the-know of the latest opportunities for student entrepreneurs. "Global Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. During one week each November, GEW inspires people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators." (http://gew.co/gew/about) Follow this link to see what Ryerson Univerity's campus has to offer you all week long: http://ryerson.ca/entrepreneurship/

Here's our Academic Program for Entrepreneurship post-bootcamp inspiration of the week! Christa gives us a breakdown of what she learned last summer: "My experience at the APE Bootcamp has been the highlight of my undergraduate time at Ryerson. It was incredible to come together with students from across the world to work on a single problem. I was able to understand diversity in a completely new way by seeing how the cultural context in which one lives greatly shapes their v...iew of the problem- there were six students in my group with six different definitions of the same problem. I also learned the importance of taking action despite uncertainty. And how talking about a problem will not create the solution- one must take action, get out of the room, talk to users and customers and listen to their needs and wants. Design Thinking isn't just a entrepreneurship tool, it is a problem solving tool. Since returning to Ryerson I have implemented Design Thinking principles into both my work and personal life, including using it to help create my post-graduation plan." --Christa Plumley Thank you for sharing, Christa! We hope that future students, too, will be able to learn and experience the power of design thinking.

Here's our Academic Program for Entrepreneurship post-bootcamp inspiration of the week! Dara and her journey with Shoppinglee: "The APE bootcamp has allowed me to advance on a personal and professional level. I realized how much I enjoy a startup's creative and dynamic atmosphere. I had the chance to ideate and make decisions based on evidence.The APE bootcamp has provided me with the push I need in order to start up Shoppinglee, a social enterprise that empowers underprivile...ged women by selling their products and art. I have shared my knowledge and experience with the 26 women and used the skills I gained to build the startup." -- Dara Jarallah Amazing! Thank you, Dara, for making this world a little brighter with Shoppinglee. Follow her awesome startup on Instagram through this link!! https://www.instagram.com/shoppingleemall/ [Below is a personal photo of Dara and her team!]

Attention all social entrepreneurs!! Are you in need of idea consultations to develop a viable business plan? How about up to $15,000 in funding? You can get both through the Social Enterprise Demonstration Fund! This is an acceleration and funding program specifically tailored for social entrepreneurs, who are committed to operating in the Greater Toronto Area. Follow this link for more details: http://www.ryerson.ca/research/sedf/ ACT FAST: Deadline to apply is November 7th. Don't have an idea, but might have one later on? They accept applications quarterly, so stay tuned!

Nice story from one of our ENT students who joined me in Munich in March and Sicily in July!

Here's our Academic Program for Entrepreneurship post-bootcamp inspiration of the week! Alexander gives us 3 points on how his APE experience boosted his career as an entrepreneur: "I can tell you first hand that the APE Bootcamp in Munich was a pivotal step in my learning process at Ryerson. This opportunity opened the door for so much more - what do I mean by this? 1. Learned and applied the different tools comprised within design thinking in a period of one week, which res...ulted in a working prototype: a game based solution that helps break bad habits 2. Formed meaningful and lasting relationships with peers and industry professionals that I maintain to present day - most prominently the Future Food Institute (FFI) and my startup the Food Innovation Hubs founding team 3. This experience didn’t just end at the end of the week but rather paved a path forward for my partner Tanner MacDonald and I to participate at the Future Food Program in Sicily this summer where we formed a sustainable relationship with the FFI to start the Food Innovation Hub here in Toronto (Ryerson University) The Food Innovation Hub is... 'A network of resources for food related start-ups that help start, grow and build their company through mentorships, education and corporate alliances.' For more information checkout our website: www.foodinnovationhub.ca So when you ask me: Was the APE Program in Munich a meaningful investment toward my personal development and time? I say absolutely and I urge all that have the chance to participate to do so because you will not regret it!" -- Alexander Mines Bravo, Alexander! We are excited to see what's next for the Food Innovation Hub!!

A big congratulations to Sitto, HelpWear, and the SAGE Canada team for competing on an international stage at the SAGE World Cup 2016!! This past August, the SAGE Canada team competed against 21 other teams of youth entrepreneurs in Manila, Philippines. This marks the first major victory for SAGE Canada as HelpWear won first place in the Social Enterprise Business category. The REI is looking forward to another impressive year for SAGE Canada! Check out this article for more... details on their big win: http://www.sagecanada.com/?p=17333 "Youth entrepreneurs Andre Bertram and Frank Nguyen developed the HeartWatchan around-the-clock heart monitoring and alerting device that aims to aid both the diagnoses and treatment of heart related illness, as well as functioning as an emergency response device."

SIFE Ryerson (now Enactus Ryerson) alumni and XPV Capital Corp CEO, David Henderson, is live at the Enactus World Cup in Toronto! Follow the link below to watch the live stream, and listen in on the social entrepreneurship conversation: http://enactus.org/worldcup/watch/

Read on and watch the video below to get updated on the latest happenings at the REI! Last March, fifteen Ryerson students challenged themselves to an intensive design thinking bootcamp, hosted by the Academic Program for Entrepreneurship (APE) at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE). This collaboration between the Ryerson Entrepreneur Institute and SCE gave them the opportunity to put their heads together with students and entrepreneurship coaches from around the... world in attempting to solve relevant social issues through the principles of design thinking and entrepreneurship. See for yourself, and watch this video to learn more about the APE Bootcamp experience from our students' perspective! Stay tuned for future posts to see how they've applied their experience outside of the bootcamp to boost their entrepreneurial endeavours. https://youtu.be/ea_-3aGIdV4