Dinah Ener of bathintentions Opted for Bold
Dinah Ener co-founded bathintentions with her late daughter Alaya who passed away in 2018. Bathintentions makes and designs handcrafted artisan self-care products from earth-sourced ingredients with bling for your senses. These products include an array of shower...
Innovation Guelph’s 10th Anniversary – A Message From Phil Whiting
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...
Acid League: Life & Business – Core Value Alignment
The entrepreneurs Cole Pearsall and Allan Mai met while studying food science at the University of Guelph. Both had started separate businesses while at school and along with their fellow co-founders, CEOScott Friedmann and creative director Rae Drake, they identified...
Friendlier: Eliminating single use packaging waste
Kayli Dale, Friendlier co-founder, said the company is on a mission to eliminate single use packaging waste making it as easy as possible for businesses to shift to reusable packaging instead. “We’re reaching consumers through businesses which works well for us,” Dale...
5 Reasons for Entrepreneurs to Network
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....
Innovation Expo 2021 Choice Award Winners
At this year's Innovation Expo, though many things may have changed, we wanted to make sure we continued The Choice Awards, where attendees had the opportunity to vote for their favourite exhibitor in three different categories. This year’s categories included most...
Expanding the footprint of hydroponics while increasing access to affordable, nutritious foods
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....
Mental Resilience for Entrepreneurs: Tips from CEOs and Pros Workshop Series
Join us for a dynamic workshop series that directly addresses the challenges that entrepreneurs face with mental health and resilience. This FREE online series runs monthly from November to February. Each month we will host a different CEO who will share...
Innovation Guelph’s 10th Anniversary – A Message From Bleston Magwenzi
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...
Accountant Job Description
Innovation Guelph (IG) is one of 17 Regional Innovation Centres in Ontario. Incorporated in July of 2011, this year IG celebrates 10 years of excellence providing a continuum of care for SMEs from pre-revenue startups to scaling firms with up to $20 million in annual revenue.