We host many different events throughout the month! The calendar below features events from organizations involved in the ONE Network Partners in Peel, including RIC Centre and the innovation community in Ontario.
Looking for more? Check out our News & Insights page for other programs, events and opportunities from the Innovation and Entrepreneurship community in the Greater Toronto Area.
August 2018
Pitch Practice Workshop
RIC Centre is hosting a private pitch practice workshop for companies invited to present to the upcoming 360 Virtual Advisory Board and Regional Alliance Panels. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »September 2018
Startup Boot Camp: “Funding, Finance, Legal, and Intellectual Property Strategy”
If you are in your early stages of creating your own business, RIC Centre’s Startup Bootcamp is designed for you. Our bootcamp connects current entrepreneurs with professional service providers to disclose the legal, financial and funding rudiments that will help you start your business like no one else. We are proud to offer our clients access to professional service providers during bi-monthly bootcamp workshops to help provide basics of starting a tech-based business. Our professional service providers will also offer…
Find out more »RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board
The 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, and distribution channels to provide advice on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »Startup Investment Readiness Training with BDO Canada LLP
EVENT: Startup Investment Readiness Training with BDO Canada LLP DATE: Monday, September 17 & 24, 2018 TIME: 12:00PM-2:00PM VENUE: RIC Centre, 2660 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, ON L5K 2L1
Find out more »BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Jump Start Your Digital Marketing
RIC Centre has partnered with Brampton Entrepreneur Centre to host a seminar on “How to Jump Start Your Digital Marketing” as part of our “Beyond Business Basics” Speaker Series. Are you trying to promote a new product or software? Do you manage your company’s online marketing profile? Looking to learn effective digital marketing strategies? On September 20th, RIC Centre and BEC want to show you how digital marketing can transform your business, grow sales and increase company revenues . Gain insight into different types of digital marketing…
Find out more »Startup Investment Readiness Training with BDO Canada LLP
EVENT: Startup Investment Readiness Training with BDO Canada LLP DATE: Monday, September 17 & 24, 2018 TIME: 12:00PM-2:00PM VENUE: RIC Centre, 2660 Speakman Drive, Mississauga, ON L5K 2L1
Find out more »RIC Centre Regional Alliance Panel
The Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to business advisers and government funding experts. The goal of the Regional Alliance panel is to proactively champion successful technology commercialization by linking identified opportunities to committed resource providers (Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Industry, Investment, and Private Sector), and engaging their respective communities as functional incubators. The objective of this meeting is for experts from the local startup community to provide feedback…
Find out more »October 2018
Pitch Practice Workshop
RIC Centre is hosting a private pitch practice workshop for companies invited to present to the upcoming 360 Virtual Advisory Board and Regional Alliance Panels. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board
The 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, and distribution channels to provide advice on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »RIC Centre Investment Review Panel
This invite-only panel is composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential RIC Centre client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of companies. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, company financials, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Boost Sales for Accelerated Growth
RIC Centre has partnered with Caledon Business Innovation Zone to host a seminar on “How to Boost Sales for Accelerated Growth” as part of our “Beyond Business Basics” Speaker Series. In this seminar, you will learn how to develop and support a sales execution strategy and build a repeatable sales process. Ready to focus on customer acquisition? This talk will provide you with 6 steps that help you develop and execute a sales plan and identify the resources required to support it. Steps include identifying activities and…
Find out more »NRC-IRAP Funding Program Office Hours at RIC Centre
RIC Centre is hosting private one-on-one Office Hours with an NRC-IRAP Innovation Adviser that meets with our clients to advise about the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). NRC-IRAP is Canada’s premier innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is a vital component of the NRC, a cornerstone in Canada’s innovation system, regarded world-wide as one of the best programs of its kind. IRAP provides technology assistance to SMEs, at all stages of the innovation process, to build…
Find out more »November 2018
Pitch Practice Workshop
RIC Centre is hosting a private pitch practice workshop for companies invited to present to the upcoming 360 Virtual Advisory Board and Regional Alliance Panels. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board
The 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, and distribution channels to provide advice on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Hack Your Public Relations Strategy
RIC Centre has partnered with Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre to host a seminar on “How to Hack Your Public Relations Strategy “ as part of our “Beyond Business Basics” Speaker Series. Are you an entrepreneur looking to gain or increase your business’ early traction? Have you wondered why your company is often unseen despite all marketing attempts? Could you use a few pointers for early traction strategy? If so, join us at this seminar and let our expert Veronica Langvee teach you how to land press coverage and increase early traction! FOR…
Find out more »RIC Centre Regional Alliance Panel
The Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to business advisers and government funding experts. The goal of the Regional Alliance panel is to proactively champion successful technology commercialization by linking identified opportunities to committed resource providers (Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Industry, Investment, and Private Sector), and engaging their respective communities as functional incubators. The objective of this meeting is for experts from the local startup community to provide feedback…
Find out more »December 2018
Pitch Practice Workshop
RIC Centre is hosting a private pitch practice workshop for companies invited to present to the upcoming 360 Virtual Advisory Board and Regional Alliance Panels. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board
The 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage RIC Centre clients pitch their business idea to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, and distribution channels to provide advice on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »RIC Centre Investment Review Panel
This invite-only panel is composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential RIC Centre client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of companies. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, company financials, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact Mariya Leslie, Operations Manager at RIC Centre, at mariya.leslie@riccentre.com.
Find out more »NRC-IRAP Funding Program Office Hours at RIC Centre
RIC Centre is hosting private one-on-one Office Hours with an NRC-IRAP Innovation Adviser that meets with our clients to advise about the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). NRC-IRAP is Canada’s premier innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is a vital component of the NRC, a cornerstone in Canada’s innovation system, regarded world-wide as one of the best programs of its kind. IRAP provides technology assistance to SMEs, at all stages of the innovation process, to build…
Find out more »January 2019
BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Get Government Grants & Tax Incentives
RIC Centre has partnered with Brampton Entrepreneur Centre to host a seminar on “How to Get Government Grants & Tax Incentives” as part of our “Beyond Business Basics” Speaker Series. The Government of Canada offers grants and incentive programs to encourage growth, research, development and technology demonstration in Canada. So what is out there for your business? A 2014 report identified over $7 billion allocated on 60 major federal programs spread across 17 different departments. Now there are even more incentives! Whatever the business, come learn how…
Find out more »February 2019
BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Raise Capital and Find Government Funding
RIC Centre has partnered with Caledon Business Innovation Zone to host a seminar on “How to Raise Capital and Find Government Funding” as part of our “Beyond Business Basics”Speaker Series. We’re pleased to welcome FundingPortal CEO Teri Kirk for an in-depth interactive training session on how to use cutting-edge online tools to save time and effort when selecting and applying for government grants for your business, as well as best practices and actionable tips on raising capital. FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-business-basics-how-to-raise-capital-and-find-government-funding-tickets-43102851790
Find out more »March 2019
BEYOND BUSINESS BASICS: How to Successfully Pitch to Investors
RIC Centre has partnered with Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre to host a seminar on “How to Successfully Pitch to Investors” as part of our “Beyond Business Basics” Speaker Series. Raising money is hard as every entrepreneur knows. While there is no magic formula that guarantees success, there are some fundamentals that help. Perfecting your pitch is one of the most important things for any startup or entrepreneur to do. Your elevator pitch, which is tightly tied to your value proposition, has to be short, sweet and to…
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We host many different events throughout the month! The calendar below features events from organizations involved in the ONE Network Partners in Peel, including RIC Centre.
Here are the events that RIC Centre hosts:
