"Innovation Factory Accelerates Success" - who doesn't want that!?
Incubators and accelerators, like Hamilton's Innovation Factory, are the not so hidden gem that entrepreneurs need to know. In this week's episode, David Carter and Alan Quarry discuss the difference between an accelerator and an incubator, why Canada isn't producing enough "mythical unicorns," and how regional innovation centers need to work together to increase the success rates of startups.
The City of Hamilton, often known for its Life Sciences presence, has a significant amount of innovation coming through that stream. But often, when academics and entrepreneurs come up with a brilliant new business idea, they end up thinking one of two ways: "I have this amazing product, so I'll post about it and everyone will buy it. #success"; OR "I have this amazing product, but there are about 85 overwhelming steps between this point and having a viable go to market strategy. I don't know where to start." Whether it's help with marketing strategies, boosting sales, finding investors or raising capital, the Innovation Factory fills in those gaps with workshops, programming and 1-on-1 mentoring.
https://innovationfactory.ca/
Taking the ‘Why Not’ Approach and Running with Opportunities as they come | Donna Litt
Knowing When to Pivot in Your Startup | Mallorie Brodie
Building a Successful Innovation Ecosystem With Collaborative Capitalism | Communitech CEO Iain Klugman
Driverseat Director of Marketing talks Franchise Expansion and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs | Dani Bazely
How Bridgit Founders Used Customer Insights to Build a Multi Million Dollar Business | Lauren Lake
Finding Your Way Through Uncertainty and Coming Out Stronger | Jennifer Moss
How to Build a Word of Mouth Strategy | Talk Triggers Author Jay Baer
Balancing it all – From Career to #MomLife and Everything in between | Melissa Melnychuk
How This Startup is Making a Huge Global Impact | Peter Whitby - CEO of O2 Canada
F#CK Content Marketing – The Critical Difference Between Content Marketing and Content Experience | Randy Frisch
BURNOUT – How Well-being Plays Directly into our Ability to Innovate and be Competitive | Jennifer Moss
#TBT Episode: Stepping Out and Growing an Art Business with a Professional Artist and Entrepreneur | Jennifer Gough
From Engineering Student to President and CEO of Multiple Companies – How to Fail: Often, Fast, and Cheap | Jim Estill
How Lifelong Learning and Cutting out the Noise can Move You Forward into Your Vision of Success | Lindsay Coulter
Miovision Innovation makes Cities more Efficient | Kurtis McBride
Obviously Awesome | April Dunford
Mean People Suck | Michael Brenner
Creating Disruptive Leaders | Charlene Li
Influence Marketing in the B2B Sector | Lee Odden
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