Part of the 24th Annual New Ventures BC Competition Presented by Innovate BC We've narrowed the field from 200+ competitors to just 10 finalists. See who's taking home over $250,000 in cash and prizes at this year's New Ventures BC Competition Awards, presented by Innovate BC! Details: Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 Event: 4:30 - … Read more 24th Annual New Ventures BC Competition Awards Ceremony

Part of the Discovery Foundation Indigenous Tech Founders Program ​Join us as we explore the intersection of investment and Indigenous entrepreneurship, while delving into the unique challenges faced by Indigenous founders to identify their ecosystem support needs. We'll discuss inclusive investment practices, such as diversity-focused funds and mentorship programs, and how investors can build genuine, … Read more Venture Readiness: Accessing Venture Capital

Part of the Discovery Foundation Indigenous Tech Founders Program Join us for an engaging and practical discussion about burnout and how it can affect the productivity, culture, and growth of your company. ​The rates of workplace burnout have soared since COVID-19. Entrepreneurs’ personalities, passion for their work, high levels of business uncertainty and stress, and … Read more What Every Startup Leader Needs To Know About Burnout For Themselves And Their Organization

Part of the Venture Acceleration Program This 4-hour Sales workshop focuses on all the core elements of a professional sales process. Whether you have prior sales experience, are brand new to sales, or are a startup founder looking to drive sales for your venture, this program can help you increase your sales results. Provided through … Read more B2B Sales Workshop

  Intangible assets are now the bulk of a valuation for a company (more than tangible assets). And everything intangible is some form of IP. A successful IP strategy is a function of both creating IP value and avoiding IP risk. In this session, Emilie and Patrick will discuss the ways different IP rights create … Read more IP Strategy for the Growth and Scalability of your Startup – Partnered Event

This event is hosted by Tech Yukon in partnership with AccelerateIP. Note the timing is in PDT. Do you own the assets created using AI? Are there limitations to usage rights? Are they subject to any Creative Commons Licenses? AI is changing how to approach content generation. From text for books or poems, to images, … Read more Generative AI: Copyright and Ownership – Partnered Event

Join us for a discussion on how to use Open-Source Software appropriately and compliantly. We will explore key concepts and strategies that startups should consider with their technology teams when planning their Open-Source Software usage policies. Our guest for this webinar is Maya Medeiros, an intellectual property lawyer, patent agent (Canada, US) and trademark agent (Canada, US) … Read more IP Speaker Series: Open Source Software

Join the IP Pathways Workshop, an educational workshop designed to equip startups and scaleups with the fundamentals of intellectual property, IP strategy, and business growth, presented by Hubspace with New Ventures BC and Innovate BC. By the end of this course, startups and scaleups will gain knowledge and actionable insights to align IP strategy and … Read more IP Pathways Workshop