> SFU launches Venture Connection to link entrepreneurs
SFU launches Venture Connection to link entrepreneurs
Contact:
Janice OBriain, Manager, Venture Connection, jobriain@sfu.ca, 778.782.8728
Justine Bizzocchi, University Industry Liaison Office, Justine_bizzocchi@sfu.ca, 778.782.7508
Terry Lavender, SFU Surrey campus communications manager, terry_lavender@sfu.ca, 778.782.2154
Janice OBriain, Manager, Venture Connection, jobriain@sfu.ca, 778.782.8728
Justine Bizzocchi, University Industry Liaison Office, Justine_bizzocchi@sfu.ca, 778.782.7508
Terry Lavender, SFU Surrey campus communications manager, terry_lavender@sfu.ca, 778.782.2154
November 18, 2008
November 20 is Entrepreneurship Day at Simon Fraser University when the University Industry Liaison Office launches Venture Connection, a new interdisciplinary hub for entrepreneurial activity.
Located at the Surrey campus, Venture Connection will link student, faculty, staff and local entrepreneurs with experienced advisors, funding opportunities, and other business connections. The launch will be celebrated with free public events at the Burnaby and Surrey campuses to allow students, faculty, staff and the public to learn more about Venture Connection. The Surrey event will also include finalist presentations for the SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year award, which will be presented later in the day at an invitation-only event at the Vancouver Rowing Club.
“Entrepreneurs play a vital role in stimulating innovation and job creation,” says Vancouver venture capitalist Basil Peters, one of three new SFU Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. “By their very nature, entrepreneurs take risks. We can help them learn to minimize those risks and increase their chances of success.”
Venture Connection is funded in part by grants from the federal Western Economic Diversification Fund, NRC-IRAP and the B.C. Innovation Council.
Nov. 20 event Details:
SFU Burnaby campus
TIME: 9:30-10:30 am
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Atrium, West Mall Complex
SFU Surrey campus
TIME: 1-2:30 pm
LOCATION: Westminster Savings Credit Union Theatre (2600)
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Located at the Surrey campus, Venture Connection will link student, faculty, staff and local entrepreneurs with experienced advisors, funding opportunities, and other business connections. The launch will be celebrated with free public events at the Burnaby and Surrey campuses to allow students, faculty, staff and the public to learn more about Venture Connection. The Surrey event will also include finalist presentations for the SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year award, which will be presented later in the day at an invitation-only event at the Vancouver Rowing Club.
“Entrepreneurs play a vital role in stimulating innovation and job creation,” says Vancouver venture capitalist Basil Peters, one of three new SFU Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. “By their very nature, entrepreneurs take risks. We can help them learn to minimize those risks and increase their chances of success.”
Venture Connection is funded in part by grants from the federal Western Economic Diversification Fund, NRC-IRAP and the B.C. Innovation Council.
Nov. 20 event Details:
SFU Burnaby campus
TIME: 9:30-10:30 am
LOCATION: 3rd Floor Atrium, West Mall Complex
SFU Surrey campus
TIME: 1-2:30 pm
LOCATION: Westminster Savings Credit Union Theatre (2600)
-30-