Why would you not want access to the dream team? Carolyn Crewe is the CEO and Co-Founder of Duckish Natural Skin Care, a company that makes all-natural safe, fun, effective bath, body and baby care products. As a Rhyze Up! program participant, Crewe said she has learned [...]
Our commitment to supporting the success of entrepreneurs and businesses is why we do what we do! Our clients’ success is our motivation! To support our clients through COVID-19 and beyond, we have created the IG CommunitySquare. This web resource, exclusive to our clients, is an opportunity to showcase [...]
Innovation Guelph and the Rhyze Ventures program are excited to announce the first cohort winners of the culminating pitch contest. The Rhyze Ventures pitch awards are provided to one competitor from each of the program’s three streams: small business, social enterprise and scalable along with a [...]
Jamstack is changing the way musicians interact with their instruments through hardware and the creation of software, making collaboration easier. Chris Prendergast, CEO of Jamstack Three years ago, musician Chris Prendergast had an idea and a dream to create something that was totally innovative. Frustrated [...]
GUELPH -2020 October 20 – Innovation Guelph received the CANIE Enterprise Support of the Year Award presented by Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation. As a proud national winner of the CANIE Awards, Innovation Guelph is thrilled to be recognized along with all the outstanding achievement in Canada’s entrepreneurship [...]
Lenore Johnson, owner of LenJo Bakes, describes her business as a small cake studio specializing in wedding cakes. Her retail storefront offers speciality baked goods three days per week. When she first heard about Rhyze Ventures the terminology in the description was unfamiliar, but she liked the [...]
Guelph, ON, September 22, 2020 – Innovation Guelph’s first cohort of Rhyze Ventures programming culminates in a public pitch competition with nine companies competing on October 21, 2020, from 5pm to 9pm. The pitch event also kicks off cohort two with opportunities to connect with new program participants, Rhyze [...]
Mentorship that is worth its weight in gold Robin Young founded Robin’s Nest in Ontario with her husband to provide a holistic approach to healthcare - having all disciplines working under one roof for the client. “My team puts clients in the driver’s seat. Guiding them to understand the why helps to maximize [...]
What if there was a solution that when sprayed could kill bacteria and virus microbes on contact? What if that spray formed a coating that when dry would continue to kill viruses when touched by contaminated hands? EnvisionSQ CEO Scott Shayko says his company’s GermStopSQ can do [...]
After a cancer scare and communicating on Facebook with other cervical and gynecological cancer survivors, Rachel Bartholomew, Founder & CEO, HyIvy Health realized there was room for innovation within this area of healthcare. “While recovering, I pieced together what I thought a solution could be,” Bartholomew said. “Next, I started radiation and I saw [...]
