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New funding to support innovative work-integrated learning (WIL) projects is providing more avenues for students to gain real-world experience at George Brown College. The funding provides financial support to 308 students who participated in enhanced and new WIL projects during the Winter 2021...
George Brown College students won a combined $10,000 in seed money for their entrepreneurial ideas as part of the annual Pitch It! competition hosted by startGBC . The 2021 competition—held online due to COVID-19—awarded ideas in two streams: business (for-profit) and social innovation. A...
Business student Erin MacKay is gaining invaluable international work experience in her program — experience that’s helping lay the foundations of a future career as a sustainability consultant. Erin is in her third year of the Business Administration-International Business program , and she’s among...
Young people are receiving training and mentorship and getting a foot in the door to launch careers in the financial services industry thanks to a collaboration between George Brown College, RBC and the Michael "Pinball" Clemons Foundation . The partnership produced Foundations in Banking, a 13-week...
By Dario Guescini Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations in virtually every sector have needed to adapt and pivot, implementing new practices and technologies to support their sustainability and growth. This rapid change has accelerated challenges that Canadian companies were facing even...
A new partnership between George Brown College and construction solutions company Hilti Canada will create more training opportunities for women who want to work in the skilled trades. Hilti Canada is providing a $40,000 financial donation to expand the Women Transitioning to Trades and Employment...
After years of avoiding leadership roles, business student Sandra Adderley-Melbourne decided to welcome the challenges that come with taking the helm. Now, she's pushing student entrepreneurship projects forward, working to create positive changes in the greater community, and strengthening online...
Katherine Cabrera Velasquez knows what it takes to run a business—she and her husband have been operating a successful international fruit export company for a decade. Now Katherine is working toward earning a diploma at George Brown College’s Centre for Business “because I have the experience, but...
