Innovation in the spotlight at Entrepreneurship Week
Global celebration includes a Pitch It! Dragons’ Den style event
Peterborough is celebrating the ninth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week with the help of the Innovation Cluster.
The week began Monday on six continents and it has had 20,000 partners holding 35,000 events involving 10 million people over the years.
Peterborough will have several of its own events, namely networking gatherings, which will culminate in a Dragons’ Den style competition called Pitch It!
The international initiative aims to connect entrepreneurs through networking events, organizations, and educational groups. The Innovation Cluster has partnered with the Trent Business Students Association to create opportunities for anyone who is interested in getting connected with the community of business people. These opportunities include the following.
E-Connect will happen Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Venue on George Street. It is a monthly forum that connects the entrepreneurs of Peterborough with the accomplished and experienced advisers, experts, and investors from the region. Powered by FastStart, it aims to inspire new ideas and relationships among business people, grow those people, and ultimately connect like-minds.
On Wednesday, the Trent Business Students Association will host a Women in Business networking event at the Ceilie from 6 to 9 p.m. The event aims to connect and foster business relations between women. It will discuss ideas and share stories, aiming to help women in the industry. The event is open to all ages and has free entry.
Thursday brings Meet The Entrepreneur, another networking event. The event will be held at McThirsty’s Pint, from 4 to 6 p.m. It aims to connect business people in a comfortable and fun environment.
Pitch It! will happen Thursday at Fleming College, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. It invites Trent, Fleming and high school students to submit their innovative business ideas. Being the fourth annual such event, the competition for aspiring entrepreneurs offers a prize of $500 for the winning ideas. The event will showcase three contestants, pitching their ideas from different categories — Clean/Agriculture Technology, Trades and Retail Business, Information Technology and Media/Gaming, and Secondary School.
The closing ceremonies for the week will be held Friday at The Junction on George Street from 6 to 9 p.m. All are welcome to attend the week’s final networking event, connecting entrepreneurs in Peterborough.