Power panels are the result of a collaboration between Haltech Regional Innovation Center, Innovation Guelph and WEtech Alliance who invite RIC-associated women-owned companies in Southwestern Ontario to ask for help addressing the pain points they are experiencing in their businesses. The December Power Panelists advising the founders [...]
A group of women founders shared their pitches with an esteemed panel of women in business during the recent Haltech Power Panel presented in partnership with WeTech, Tech Alliance and Innovation Guelph. Founders: Melissa Maloney (Go Fog It), Christian Zhang (Menur), Jennifer Mulholland (UR Concierge) and Maureen [...]
Guelph, ON - January 18, 2020 - Innovation Guelph, with the partners for International Women’s Day, present their ninth annual event (formerly known as Ignite.Empower.Innovate) held in collaboration with other Guelph-based business and women’s organizations and presented this year in an online virtual event. This year’s [...]
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 [...]
Keeping Our Sisters Safe International Women’s Day Event Raises $5,000 in Support of Guelph YMCA-YWCA Safe Sisters Program GUELPH, May 27, 2020 – The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day Guelph-Wellington (IWDGW) event held in March was “Keeping Our Sisters Safe.” After hosting the event for yet another successful year, Innovation Guelph and the IWDGW committee is generously [...]
Leaders Helping Leaders Panel Session // April 17, 2020 Tina Brisbin Business Owner Mambella’s Italian Kitchen Joe Canavan CEO of NEXT Canada Reda Fayek Current President of Kimitek Inc. and Past Executive of Virtek Inc. Eric Solowka Management Consultant and Former Co-CEO of [...]
Guelph, ON January 14, 2020 - Innovation Guelph, with the partners for International Women’s Day, present their eighth annual event (formerly known as Ignite.Empower.Innovate) held in collaboration with other Guelph-based business and women’s organizations and presented by title sponsor Miller Thomson at the Grand Guelph on March [...]
While the approach to B2B sales has evolved over the years, the December 2019 Lessons From Leaders panel of business leaders agreed that building relationship with customers is still a key component. One thing was abundantly clear; relying on email communication alone to reach customers is [...]
While the main goal of IWDGW is to celebrate and elevate the women of our community, the secondary purpose is to support women in Guelph-Wellington with the proceeds from the evening. Continuing our practice of previous years contributing proceeds, this year we are pleased to announce our [...]
Whether you are trying to change culture or to create it, our panel agreed that leaders are responsible to walk the talk and set the tone. It requires strategy with deliberate actions and guidance. “A pizza lunch is not culture,” said Jim Estell, CEO Danby Appliances. [...]
