The Entrepreneur Rhyze Venture participant Sue Wilson of Hay OptiMizer has successfully achieved her project goal of bringing her Hay OptiMizer product to the American market and attributes that milestone to introductions made by Innovation Guelph. Exporting to the US Sue Wilson is successfully exporting her company’s [...]
While no one thought riding out this pandemic was going to be easy, and the unfortunate closing of some businesses who were unable to weather the impact could be anticipated, the incredible resilience and creativity of entrepreneurs who invented, reinvented, and persevered during 2020 may be a [...]
Hey Guelph! Are you looking for that unique article of clothing that you won’t see anyone else wearing? Are you a fan of ‘80s and ‘90s fashion, original clothing designs or one-of-a-kind vintage pieces? Vintage Instincts may have just what you are looking for and entrepreneur [...]
Are you an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry? Wouldn’t it be great to encourage your staff to connect with others in your industry for advice, tips, and camaraderie? There’s an App for that! Imagine you and your partner are focusing your spare time and creative energy on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
