John F. Wood Centre

Congratulations to the winning groups from the EDI Pitch Competition! 🏆

Your presentations showcased both knowledge and passion in addressing EDI topics in sports.
 
🔗See the link in our bio to learn more about the pitch competition.

💡Hub Alumni Spotlight💡

Last week the Wood Centre had the opportunity to present and connect with 100 high school students looking to learn more about the journey of entrepreneurship.

As a special feature, we invited Hub alumni Michael Sutton, CEO of Canadian BBQ Boys to share his story with the students. Michael worked with the Wood Centre in 2016 to bring his business ideas to life!

New kicks, who dis! 👟

Zoe was the winner of a pair of custom, hand-painted shoes at our Breaking Barriers Creating Connections Event in the Fall. We partnered with Customs by Katie, a female-owned company that strives to boost self-confidence for their customers by offering a collaborative custom design process. 🎨

This company is also a proud John F. Wood Centre Hub Incubator Program graduate.

Congratulations, Zoe!

🎉Congratulations to Jess, Founder of .studios for winning the Warren and Deborah Jestin Impact Award at our recent pitch competition!

This award recognizes a business that demonstrates the highest environmental, community and social benefit, along with a sustainable and profitable business model!

Well done! 👏

Pitch, Pitch, Hooray! 🎉

Congratulations to our Fall 2022 Hub Incubator companies for competing in the Wood Centre Pitch Competition!

All semester long, these students have been perfecting their pitch and developing their business idea.💡

We wish you all the best in your entrepreneurship journey!

Do you have a business idea and need some help bringing it to life?💡

The Hub Incubator Program is run by the John F. Wood Centre and provides U of G students and alumni with mentorship, coaching and up to $4000 in funding to support their entrepreneurial goals.

Meet Domenique, a Guelph Engineering alumni and Founder of the Happy Era!

Her company makes high protein, low carb waffles - the perfect study snack for exam season. Each waffle contains 7g of protein, 3g of fiber and 13g of healthy fats.

“The Hub Incubator Program gave me the confidence I needed to take the leap into the world of entrepreneurship.” - Domenique

Applications for the Winter Hub program close on November 28th and the link to apply can be found in the Wood Centre bio. 🔗

Mohsen Kasiri is an International student, completing his Masters of Data Science, who first started a business of his own in Iran. Mohsen continued his experience as an entrepreneur in Canada through the Hub Incubator Program at . �
"It was a hard decision for me as an international student to think about going into the entrepreneurship world again. The newest thing to me is that starting a business from scratch is always challenging, even if you have previous experience of failure or success. One of the things that motivates me is that I can make the most impact on the world in my life by building a new digital product that impacts the user experience.”

Do you have a business idea? Apply to the Hub Incubator Program for your chance to receive mentorship, business coaching and funding to help bring your idea to life!

🔗 Application link can be found in the Wood Centre bio!

The Wood Centre is excited to be attending the 3rd annual Lang Sustainability Conference! 🌎

This conference has brought together students across North America who are passionate about improving life and using business as a force for good.

As part of the delegate swag bags, the Wood Centre donated reusable produce bags - a great sustainable product for the grocery store to avoid using plastic bags when buying your fruits and veggies!

Check out to learn more about this opportunity for students!

Cracking the Code About Circularity - Event Recap! ♻️

We brought together people from our community who were looking to test a new circular business model or product and folks who were interested in learning more about sustainability and why circularity matters.

Thank you to COIL for being our event sponsor, Fixed Gear for being our host and our incredible panelists for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our audience.

📸: Kyle Rodriguez

👻Attention Ghost Busters!

Someone headed to the MakerSpace and used the 3D printer last night. They printed some ghosts and hid them across the U of G campus!

Search high and low and if you find one, you’re in for a treat! Once you’ve captured the ghost, send the a direct message and you will receive a gift card to

Tune into our stories for some clues!

👻Good luck!

👋 Meet the Guelph Entrepreneurship Society!

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to meet some fellow U of G students who share a similar interest?

Come check out an upcoming event hosted by the Guelph Entrepreneurship Society on Wednesday, October 19th at 5:30pm in Peter Clark Hall.

Check out the page for more details! 📲

Ontario Universities Fair 2022 Day 1 🎉

We had a great day chatting with prospective student about the opportunities for them at the U of G! Is future you a Lang student?

Meet Lisa Byers, an Indigenous entrepreneur who has had a tremendous impact in the community with their business,

Lisa was recently selected as a semi-finalist in the Pow Wow Pitch, a business pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs.

Lisa is currently selling acorn diffusers as part of a fundraising initiative for the Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford. Their goal is to raise $10,000 for a new language program called Cycle of Ceremonies, which will teach Cayuga.

More information can be found via the link in the Wood Centre bio 🔗

📣We are hiring!

Are you passionate about working with entrepreneurs? Do you enjoy planning events?

Apply today to join the Wood Centre Team and be our new Program Coordinator!

🔗 Link in bio for more information!

🤩 Hub Alumni Spotlight!

We are so proud of Toby, the founder of for her commitment to sustainability. 🌍

On October 1st, Retea will be launching their new packaging for bubble tea cups! This change in packing is better for the environment as they will be limiting waste materials such as bubble wrap!

Be sure to check out their page for more information.🧋



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We Mean Business 2022 🎉

Today we ‘officially’ welcomed first year students to !

To all the future innovators and entrepreneurs, be sure to follow both and to stay up-to date on upcoming events!

Welcome back, students! 👋

🗓 Mark your calendars, students!

The Orientation Week event ‘We Mean Business’ is on Tuesday, September 6th from 1 - 3pm.

This event is a great way to meet new students and learn about the amazing clubs and student organizations that you can be a part of!

We are getting ready to launch our workshop series for Fall 2022! Past topics have included: 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship 101, Pitching, Photography, and Social Media.

Be sure to check out the recordings from previous semester via the link in our bio!

Stay tuned for the Fall 2022 Schedule! 🗓️

Congratulations to Rae and Elle from AUR Collective (.collective), who received the 'People's Choice' Award at our recent pitch competition!

Their pitch was dynamic, informative and included all of the important elements of a pitch!

As You Are (AUR) Collective is an integrative online platform that fuses together the potentiality of yoga, body literacy, and community, to provide an inclusive, revolutionary, and comprehensive space for every body to feel safe to move. AUR Collective encourage users to show up for themselves and come “as you are”.

We're excited to welcome back students to campus in just a few short weeks!

Pitch, pitch, hooray! 🎉

Congratulations to Domenique, a recent Hub alumni for winning a $20,000 grant at the recent ’Take Your Shot’ event!

This event was created to support youth entrepreneurs looking to take the next step in their business.

We are SO proud of you, Dom! ⭐️

It's time for a Summer Spotlight! ☀️

Meet Well Baked Box! As a family-owned business and Hub Incubator alumni company, Well Baked Box helps provide access to snacks that not only taste good but also leave you feeling good.

Visit wellbakedbox.com to browse their delicious baking kits and treats to order. The perfect summertime snack to share with friends, create as a family, or enjoy all on your own (we won't judge 😉).

Next week our Hub companies will competing in a pitch competition. Comment some advice below for our students as they prepare their pitches! ⬇️

☀️ Summer Spotlight: Welo! ☀️

Focused on kid-approved products that are low in sugar, made with real ingredients, and full of love, Welo bars are perfect to throw in your picnic basket!

Shop TODAY and get 30% off on Amazon for Prime Day! WOW!

Which flavour are you going to try first? Let us know in the comments and visit the link in our bio to buy now!

With the long weekend approaching, it’s the perfect time to launch our summer spotlight series! ☀️

Every week we will highlight a company from our Hub Incubator alumni community that has amazing products that will help you make summer 2022 the best one yet!

First up - Izzy’s Imperfect Items

♻️Green Enterprise
✅Sustainable Lifestyle Brand
💚Creating scrunchies, bucket hats, napkins and more from secondhand materials

Tag your friend that needs this bucket hat and scrunchie for their summer wardrobe.

Sustainable clothing products are the best trend 🌎

WE ARE HIRING!

Are you passionate about startups and want to help others bring their ideas to life? 💡

Apply today to join the Wood Centre Team and be our new Business Incubator Services Manager!

🔗 Link in bio for more information



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