PitchIt: How 6 ideas aim to make the world greener, safer and a little bit more fun
By Mackenzie Ford, Gustavson co-op student This spring, nine brave entrepreneurs stepped on stage for the Coast Capital Savings Innovation Centre’s PitchIt Competition, to pitch their bright new ideas in the hopes of receiving funding to put towards their ventures. A...
Community-impact ingenuity shines at South Island challenge
By Mackenzie Ford. Originally published in The Ring. On Jan. 13, the South Island Prosperity Project (SIPP) hosted the Future Innovator Challenge, a competition for the region’s high school and post-secondary students. SIPP’s intent with this challenge: to engage...
MBA Bolor Sambuu fosters international trade
By Natalie Bruckner. Originally published in the fall 2018 edition of Business Class magazine. When Bolor Sambuu graduated from UVic in 2011 with an MBA in entrepreneurship and a newfound appreciation for sustainability, mining wasn’t exactly top of her list as a...
Grad puts entrepreneurship to work for non-profits
By Stacey McLachlan. Originally published in the fall 2018 edition of Business Class magazine. Some romances are love-at-first sight stories. Others are a slow burn. For Jeff Hemmett, BCom ’13, his relationship with the business world falls firmly into the latter...Visit us
