Events

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Will It Make Money? A Startup Validation Workshop Learn how to confidently determine if your business idea is worth pursuing! Why Attend This Interactive Workshop? - Learn where to focus your time and energy when first starting your business - Use data to confidently answer the question “will customers really buy my product if I build it?” - Uncover valuable insight and ‘hidden customer problems’ to help you design a product customers can’t wait to buy - Figure out who…

The RIC Centre Sales Workshop is designed to help tech startups develop a sales process and start selling to customers. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who are ready to develop a sales process and start selling to customers. For participants that have sales experience, this workshop offers a focused refresher on sales fundamentals. Workshop Topics: - Sales Canvas Framework: Inbound and outbound sales calls - The sales funnel - Turning leads into prospects - Negotiation tactics…

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear clients pitch their startup 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. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

RIC Centre’s Startup Boot Camp is an intensive one day event that connects early stage entrepreneurs with professional service providers to teach foundational legal, intellectual property, financial and funding basics that will provide a strong start to their business. We’ve forged strong partnerships with top tier organizations, such as Bereskin & Parr LLP, Pallett Valo LLP and BDO Canada LLP, who are committed to helping entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. AGENDA 8:30am – 8:45am              Continental Breakfast and Networking 8:45am – 8:50am   …

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Are you trying to promote a new product or service? Do you manage your company’s online marketing? Looking to learn effective digital marketing strategies? RIC Centre wants to show you how digital marketing can transform your business, grow sales and increase company revenues! Gain insight into different types of digital marketing strategies, marketing and sales automation and best practices for small businesses with a tight budget! For more information and registration, please contact info@riccentre.com.

This Capital Strategy session will help you understand the various types of capital your business may require and identify sources of obtaining this capital. We examine the impact of bringing more owners into the business ("dilution"), key elements of creating more enterprise value and will explore the process and key terms of venture capital financing, convertible debt, and SAFE investments. By the end of the session, you will have a broad understanding of the various stages of the capital lifecycle…

The RIC Centre Investment Review Panel is an invite-only panel composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of RIC Centre startups. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, financial model, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

The RIC Centre Growing Your Business Breakfast-with-the-Experts Seminar is an excellent way to network and gain valuable information from aspiring businesses, enterprise companies, service providers, and government organizations. During these seminars, three guest speakers including an academic, an industry specialist and an entrepreneur present their expert advice, followed by a panel discussion. The session ends with a lively networking period. For more information and registration, please contact info@riccentre.com.

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

Will It Make Money? A Startup Validation Workshop Learn how to confidently determine if your business idea is worth pursuing! Why Attend This Interactive Workshop? - Learn where to focus your time and energy when first starting your business - Use data to confidently answer the question “will customers really buy my product if I build it?” - Uncover valuable insight and ‘hidden customer problems’ to help you design a product customers can’t wait to buy - Figure out who…

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

The RIC Centre Sales Workshop is designed to help tech startups develop a sales process and start selling to customers. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who are ready to develop a sales process and start selling to customers. For participants that have sales experience, this workshop offers a focused refresher on sales fundamentals. Workshop Topics: - Sales Canvas Framework: Inbound and outbound sales calls - The sales funnel - Turning leads into prospects - Negotiation tactics…

The Investment 101: Is Your Business Financeable? seminar is a private, invite-only event for RIC Centre Incubator Tenants. The objective is for the Incubator company CEOs to walk away with a clear understanding of the following investment-related topics: - Governance & control - Equity & debt - Business & project financing - Investor types & their impact - Pre- and post- investment process - ‎Investment timelines For more information, please contact Jennee Rasavong, Program and Events Coordinator of RIC Centre, jennee.rasavong@riccentre.com 

This workshop focuses on go-to-market strategies, including how to acquire, retain and grow your user base. Startup founders will learn how to setup a “Get-Keep-Grow funnel”, a “hooked funnel”, and 2BTesting/InTesting and Pass/Fail Funnel. Eligibility: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who not only have a prototype/beta or Minimum Viable Product (MVP), but also have a team, some customer validation, and some traction. Event cost: Free for RIC Centre clients with $100 refundable deposit; deposit is returned once client…

The RIC Centre Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear clients pitch their startup 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. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre Incubator Peer2Peer is an invite-only event for CEOs of incubating companies to meet on a monthly basis to discuss tech and business challenges, get peer feedback and advisory, avoid startup pitfalls, and fast-track their business to market. This event is moderated by Andrew White, Founder & CEO of CHAR Technologies Inc. and Graduate of the RIC Centre Incubator. To learn about the RIC Centre Incubator, please visit - https://riccentre.ca/what-we-do/incubator 

RIC Centre’s Startup Boot Camp is an intensive one day event that connects early stage entrepreneurs with professional service providers to teach foundational legal, intellectual property, financial and funding basics that will provide a strong start to their business. We’ve forged strong partnerships with top tier organizations, such as Bereskin & Parr LLP, Pallett Valo LLP and BDO Canada LLP, who are committed to helping entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. AGENDA 8:30am – 8:45am              Continental Breakfast and Networking 8:45am – 8:50am   …

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Are you trying to promote a new product or service? Do you manage your company’s online marketing? Looking to learn effective digital marketing strategies? RIC Centre wants to show you how digital marketing can transform your business, grow sales and increase company revenues! Gain insight into different types of digital marketing strategies, marketing and sales automation and best practices for small businesses with a tight budget! For more information and registration, please contact info@riccentre.com.

In this session, startup founders will learn to build a balanced “search and learn” team that is driven by impact and metrics; a team that is accountable and constantly engaged with mentors and advisors for success. Some key learning points will be “CEO Scaling”, recruiting talent, and building a ‘connected company’. Eligibility: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who not only have a prototype/beta or Minimum Viable Product (MVP), but also have some customer validation and some traction. Event…

The RIC Centre Investment Review Panel is an invite-only panel composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of RIC Centre startups. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, financial model, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Will It Make Money? A Startup Validation Workshop Learn how to confidently determine if your business idea is worth pursuing! Why Attend This Interactive Workshop? - Learn where to focus your time and energy when first starting your business - Use data to confidently answer the question “will customers really buy my product if I build it?” - Uncover valuable insight and ‘hidden customer problems’ to help you design a product customers can’t wait to buy - Figure out who…

Making the decision to grow your business in new geographies, new verticals or new categories will be the focus for this Everest session. An evaluation method will be provided to determine if you are ready to move in a new direction, which opportunity will bring you the most benefits, and if your business model will scale in the new growth trajectory. Lead by our Growth Strategy expert, Jeff Chochinov, you will walk away with a strategy to approaching growth. Eligibility:…

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

RIC Centre’s Startup Boot Camp is an intensive one day event that connects early stage entrepreneurs with professional service providers to teach foundational legal, intellectual property, financial and funding basics that will provide a strong start to their business. We’ve forged strong partnerships with top tier organizations, such as Bereskin & Parr LLP, Pallett Valo LLP and BDO Canada LLP, who are committed to helping entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. AGENDA 8:30am – 8:45am              Continental Breakfast and Networking 8:45am – 8:50am   …

Note: This is a private, invite-only workshop for RIC Centre Incubator Tenants. Financial Literacy and Financial Modelling Workshop Powered by BDO Canada LLP’s Technology & Life Science Group For many start-up and growth-stage tech companies, there’s a lot to learn regarding the financial side of building and running a business. BDO’s Technology & Life Sciences Group will present a two-part course, for tech entrepreneurs who are looking to understand the financial parts of their business better, including how to build…

The RIC Centre Sales Workshop is designed to help tech startups develop a sales process and start selling to customers. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who are ready to develop a sales process and start selling to customers. For participants that have sales experience, this workshop offers a focused refresher on sales fundamentals. Workshop Topics: - Sales Canvas Framework: Inbound and outbound sales calls - The sales funnel - Turning leads into prospects - Negotiation tactics…

Note: This is a private, invite-only workshop for RIC Centre Incubator Tenants. Financial Literacy and Financial Modelling Workshop Powered by BDO Canada LLP’s Technology & Life Science Group For many start-up and growth-stage tech companies, there’s a lot to learn regarding the financial side of building and running a business. BDO’s Technology & Life Sciences Group will present a two-part course, for tech entrepreneurs who are looking to understand the financial parts of their business better, including how to build…

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear clients pitch their startup 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. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Will It Make Money? A Startup Validation Workshop Learn how to confidently determine if your business idea is worth pursuing! Why Attend This Interactive Workshop? - Learn where to focus your time and energy when first starting your business - Use data to confidently answer the question “will customers really buy my product if I build it?” - Uncover valuable insight and ‘hidden customer problems’ to help you design a product customers can’t wait to buy - Figure out who…

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Are you trying to promote a new product or service? Do you manage your company’s online marketing? Looking to learn effective digital marketing strategies? RIC Centre wants to show you how digital marketing can transform your business, grow sales and increase company revenues! Gain insight into different types of digital marketing strategies, marketing and sales automation and best practices for small businesses with a tight budget! For more information and registration, please contact info@riccentre.com.

The RIC Centre Investment Review Panel is an invite-only panel composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of RIC Centre startups. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, financial model, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

This Capital Strategy session will help you understand the various types of capital your business may require and identify sources of obtaining this capital. We examine the impact of bringing more owners into the business ("dilution"), key elements of creating more enterprise value and will explore the process and key terms of venture capital financing, convertible debt, and SAFE investments. By the end of the session, you will have a broad understanding of the various stages of the capital lifecycle…

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre Sales Workshop is designed to help tech startups develop a sales process and start selling to customers. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who are ready to develop a sales process and start selling to customers. For participants that have sales experience, this workshop offers a focused refresher on sales fundamentals. Workshop Topics: - Sales Canvas Framework: Inbound and outbound sales calls - The sales funnel - Turning leads into prospects - Negotiation tactics…

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

RIC Centre’s Startup Boot Camp is an intensive one day event that connects early stage entrepreneurs with professional service providers to teach foundational legal, intellectual property, financial and funding basics that will provide a strong start to their business. We’ve forged strong partnerships with top tier organizations, such as Bereskin & Parr LLP, Pallett Valo LLP and BDO Canada LLP, who are committed to helping entrepreneurs and fostering innovation. AGENDA 8:30am – 8:45am              Continental Breakfast and Networking 8:45am – 8:50am   …

This workshop focuses on go-to-market strategies, including how to acquire, retain and grow your user base. Startup founders will learn how to setup a “Get-Keep-Grow funnel”, a “hooked funnel”, and 2BTesting/InTesting and Pass/Fail Funnel. Eligibility: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients who not only have a prototype/beta or Minimum Viable Product (MVP), but also have a team, some customer validation, and some traction. Event cost: Free for RIC Centre clients with $100 refundable deposit; deposit is returned once client…

The RIC Centre Pitching Workshop is designed to help startups understand how to create a powerful pitch presentation. Ideal Attendee: This workshop is for RIC Centre clients that have a validated value proposition and business model combined with a strong team and attractive market opportunity. Participants are expected to ensure that they have all the information required to create their pitch. Workshop Topics: - Effective communication - Creating powerful narratives - Principles of storytelling - Pitching principles - Effective slide…

The RIC Centre Regional Alliance is an invite-only panel that meets bi-monthly to hear clients pitch their startup 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. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

Will It Make Money? A Startup Validation Workshop Learn how to confidently determine if your business idea is worth pursuing! Why Attend This Interactive Workshop? - Learn where to focus your time and energy when first starting your business - Use data to confidently answer the question “will customers really buy my product if I build it?” - Uncover valuable insight and ‘hidden customer problems’ to help you design a product customers can’t wait to buy - Figure out who…

The RIC Centre Growing Your Business Breakfast-with-the-Experts Seminar is an excellent way to network and gain valuable information from aspiring businesses, enterprise companies, service providers, and government organizations. During these seminars, three guest speakers including an academic, an industry specialist and an entrepreneur present their expert advice, followed by a panel discussion. The session ends with a lively networking period. For more information and registration, please contact info@riccentre.com.

The RIC Centre 360 Virtual Advisory Board is an invite-only panel that meets monthly to hear early stage clients pitch their startups to technology and business advisers. The purpose of this meeting is for experts from software, hardware, sales, marketing, and distribution channels to provide feedback and advisory on business model and go-to-market strategy. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre. 

The RIC Centre Investment Review Panel is an invite-only panel composed of a group of finance and investor experts that meet on a bi-monthly basis to provide a targeted review of high potential client companies prior to external presentations to potential investors. This panel provides guidance to increase the investment success rate of RIC Centre startups. Companies receive targeted feedback around pitch presentation, financial model, valuation, etc. For more information, please contact your EIR at the RIC Centre.