startGBC Events

This program is where aspiring full-time post-secondary student entrepreneurs showcase their business acumen, creativity and innovative ventures. It's an opportunity for them to gain recognition and financial support to propel their ideas and...

The Rice Business Plan Competition offers an educational program mirroring real-world experience through this multi-day event for student startups from across the world. Student founders pitch to investors, receive feedback and advance their startup...

Dear Remix Community, If you haven’t heard, Round 20.0 of The Remix Project is just around the corner! We are beyond excited to kick off a milestone year by welcoming a fresh cohort of industry leaders. Applications are now open, and we’re calling on...

TCU’s Richards and Barrentine Values and Ventures Competition invites undergraduate student entrepreneurs from all around the world to compete for over $100,000 in prizes. Semifinalists will be invited to TCU’s Neeley School of Business in Fort Worth...

Life as an entrepreneur isn't easy, it can be stressful, lonely, demanding, and manic. We want you to develop a strategy for work-life balance and maintain your health. We advocate a good entrepreneur is a wellpreneur and building in daily...

Join our Design Thinking Workshop to learn a creative approach to problem-solving and discuss real-world case studies. We'll guide you through understanding users, brainstorming ideas, creating prototypes, and testing solutions. Perfect for...

Dive into the minds of your customers, understand their needs, motivations, and pain points, and learn how to develop products and services that truly resonate. Through guided exercises, you'll gain valuable insights into creating customer-centric...

Every business now needs to be emotionally engaged with their end user, in a society that depends on social media to deliver impactful content. But it's not easy producing content marketing that creates engagement. Come and learn tips from a pro...

Don't miss the opportunity to engage with 7 amazing mentor advisors as they share their industry wisdom with you and offer guidance on ways for you to build, launch and scale your business. Kate Tomen - Angel Investors Ontario - Top tips on how to...

Back by popular demand, join the startGBC team for our annual mocktail networking event. Circulate and engage with like-minded minds. Other student entrepreneurs, alumni entrepreneurs, mentor advisors. Listen to an amazing #WhyNotMe GBC alumni...

Protect your innovations with confidence at the Intellectual Property Workshop hosted by GBC Research and Innovation! This session is designed to guide students through the fundamentals of intellectual property, including trademarks, patents...

How do you balance your academic studies with launching and running a business? Join us for a panel discussion, as we sit down with entrepreneurs who created their companies whilst still studying at college. Amir Yektajoo – AI Call Assist Renae...

Launching a business is easy, but scaling a business is hard because raising the finances to fuel growth isn't straightforward. If you can commit to two full days, then join Scale UP Financial Simulation workshops and work in teams to build and grow...

Launching a business is easy, but scaling a business is hard because raising the finances to fuel growth isn't straightforward. If you can commit to two full days, then join Scale UP Financial Simulation workshops and work in teams to build and grow...

The Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) invites you to Impact³—a special evening celebrating three years of impact, growth, and leadership in Black entrepreneurship. This event will include the graduation of BEA’s 4th cohort from the Business and...

From January 1, 2025, the full impact of the AODA (Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act) comes into force. Every business should be planning and building, to be able to offer fully inclusive solutions to all of their customers, vendors...

What is Global Jam? Global Jam is an idea factory - it helps develop design thinking and entrepreneurial mindset skills. Join us in this event to find social innovation solutions to real-life challenges in 3 key areas from the United Nations...