About Us

The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation is a living lab where George Brown College students, with oversight from their professors, offer consulting services to local social entrepreneurs and enterprises, not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses, as well as fellow students and grads. If a business wants to launch or reposition a venture, get their organization to the next level, harness new revenue streams, acquire funding, analyze challenges and opportunities, create first-rate business and marketing plans or explore and develop new ways to benefit the community, the Institute can help.

A win-win partnership

The Institute offers a unique opportunity to work with highly trained, job-ready students who are up to speed with the latest technology, trends and innovations and bursting with fresh ideas and enthusiasm. Students work with clients to launch, manage or grow their businesses. Clients help them get field experience and work with real-life business and community challenges.

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Client Benefits

• Low-cost access to significant physical and intellectual resources
• Application of entrepreneurial concepts and principles to increase capacity, productivity and sustainability
• Idea generation of alternate revenue streams
• Facilitation of local and international strategic alliances

Student Benefits

• Application of entrepreneurial skills with real clients
• Augmentation of theory with field experience
• Links to potential funders and mentors for entrepreneurial ventures
• Access to facilities and a network of fellow entrepreneurs
• Coaching to help young entrepreneurs ages 18-34 apply for mentoring and up to $15,000 in low-cost loans from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation and matching funds from Business Development Canada

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Legal Seminar, March 24, 2010

Learn more and visit us at:
230 Richmond Street East, Toronto
Tel. 416.415.5000, ext. 3069

The Institute will be closing for the summer effective Noon June 25th and will be re-opening on Thursday September 9th at 9am.

All enquiries related to:

CYBF should be directed to:  Sarah Hashem at CYBF, 416-408-2923 x 2126 or shashem@cybf.ca

Ignite should be directed to:  Elizabeth Speers, espeers@georgebrown.ca

Thank you.  We look forward to working with you in September.

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Revised: June 15, 2010