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Sheila Boudreau, principal, and senior landscape architect and planner founded Spruce Lab in spring 2020 as a social enterprise to apply professional consulting services to maximize social and environmental impacts, focusing on regenerative and nature-based solutions...
Innovation Guelph analyzed Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) implementation and interaction from 40 unstructured interviews from SMEs participating in Guelph-Wellington’s Seeding Our Food Future (SOFF) program, part of the wider Our Food Future (OFF) initiative...
Le Luong is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Nurture Growth. Nurture Growth rescues food waste and transforms it into safe organic fertilizer for commercial and home use. Le previously was involved in Innovation Guelph’s Rhyze Up! program before applying for Rhyze...
Brandon Moffatt, vice president, development at StormFisher – a renewable gas infrastructure developer and operator – said the company focuses primarily on converting food waste to renewable natural gas (RNG) with their facilities in London and Drumbo, Ontario. “We...
The first workshop of a four-part series on Mental Resilience for Entrepreneurs on November 19 discussed stress and burnout with a focus on how to recognize it and support yourself and your team. Karen Lai, CEO of KPM Power, shared her personal story of struggle and...
To celebrate Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary, we’re sharing stories about its past, present and future. As part of this series, meet Mickey Campeau, program manager for Startups at Innovation Guelph. She’s also the manager of the Innovation Expo. We invited...
In our ongoing series to mark Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary, meet Phil Whiting, Ph.D., the president and CEO of Mirexus Biotechnologies Inc., located in Guelph, Ontario. Mirexus has been a client of Innovation Guelph for many years, even before...
When building a business, no matter how great your ideas may be, or how hard you work towards success, the ever-present reality is that you have to eventually connect with people. This is why effective networking is key to the growth of your business. Sallie L....
Colin McVicker and Dan Atkinson had known each other for many years prior to working together. While working in healthcare, Colin was doing outreach in downtown Guelph, Waterloo, and Cambridge with individuals who were often unable to access fresh food regularly....
Name and title (and affiliation/organization)? Bleston Magwenzi, Accountant What is your role, or current or past relationship with Innovation Guelph? Accountant How did you come to know about IG? How did you get involved? Through Indeed Your thoughts on the 10th...
Exploring back to onsite workDavid Boone of Staples Canada suggests that hybrid models with some continuations of remote work are prevalent among his networks. “We’ve discovered it seems to be rolling out on a function-specific basis with no one solution for all,” he...
To mark Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary, we’re sharing stories about its past, present, and future. As part of this series, meet Barbara Maly, Executive Director of Downtown London. Maly’s previously served as a Manager of Economic Development at the City of...
IG Alumni, Econse, is creating the next generation of technologies to help solve the world’s most critical water challenges. Derek Davy, CEO, leads this cleantech company that is building waste water treatment solutions for multiple industries to help them reduce...
Guelph, ON, September 14, 2021—Innovation Guelph, a regional innovation centre that provides mentorship and business support programs and services to help innovative enterprises start, grow and thrive, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with two new gourmet gift...
As part of our ongoing series to mark Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary and share stories about its past, present, and future, meet Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph.Mr. Longfield was a co-founder and initially part-time CEO of Innovation Guelph,...
ANNOUNCING OUR 2021 INNOVATION EXPO, INNOVATION CHAMPION SPONSOR – INVEST IN GUELPH! GUELPH, ON 2021 08 19 - Innovation Guelph is hosting its third annual Innovation Expo on October 21, 2021. This significant event celebrates and showcases over 100 innovative...
What is your role, or current or past relationship with Innovation Guelph? I’ve been a mentor/industry specialist at IG since 2015 focusing on marketing communications strategy and brand storytelling. How did you come to know about IG? How did you get...
We’re marking Innovation Guelph’s 10th anniversary with stories about its past, present, and future. As part of this series, meet Steve Barrett, who has been a mentor with Innovation Guelph since 2012. We invited Barrett to share his thoughts on the organization...
Bill Barrett’s career has demonstrated his understanding of global issues and personal mission to address tropical and temperate deforestation through certified fairtrade and organic coffee and co-operative structures. In 1997, in partnership a coffee...