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March 23, 2015: Fireside Chat and Pitch Competition with Brad Feld and Dr. Sean Wise

Two Tech Startup Rockstars

There are no two ways about it — Brad Feld is an absolute legend in the startup world. He is co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars, investor in Makerbot, Fitbit, Zynga, Betabrand; author of several top selling startup books, including Startup Communities; active with several non-profit organizations, such as the National Centre for Women & Information Technology; and all around guru for tech startups, investors, and startup community leaders alike...and he is coming to Winnipeg!

Feld will be joined by Dr. Sean Wise, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University, partner at Ryerson Futures, host of the Naked Entrepreneur, Startup Canada's 2014 "Mentor of the Year", a consultant for Dragons' Den, former director at Ernst and Young as well as co-founder of their Canadian Venture Capital Advisory Group, and co-author of Startup Opportunities: Know when to quit your day job.

Feld and Wise are on a four city Canadian book and pitch tour.

One Major Opportunity for Manitoba Startups

Feld and wise are on four city tour to select one Canadian technology startup to win a $25,000 investment from Ryerson Futures and 6 months of incubation in their Digital Media Zone -connected accelerator.
Two of Manitoba's hottest tech startups and two student startups will be selected to pitch to Feld and Wise at the event as part of this national competition!

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Kindoma takes top spot at Canadian Financing Forum

Carly Shuler, Co-founder of Kindoma - a video chat and messaging app for families - was voted the top startup at the Canadian Financing Forum's startup showcase in Vancouver this past Friday. Shuler continued the trend of Manitoba-based startup founders that have been through Innovate Manitoba's Launch'Pad Bootcamp and then go on to achieve success and notoriety at national pitch competitions.

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Driving Innovation 2015 Recap

"Innovation is not for everyone. It requires being open to admitting 'I don't know', 'I need help', and 'I fail a lot'." These are the words of Doug Hall, founder of Innovation Engineering and the Eureka! Ranch on what an individual needs to be able to say in order to transform into a successful innovation leader. On Feb. 11, 2015, 150 Manitoba innovation community leaders and small- to medium-sized business innovators came together at Driving Innovation to be enlightened and engaged around transformative business thinking, systems, and technologies.

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Easing fears of 'a scary digital world'

Martin Cash, reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press, shared his thoughts and discoveries from Driving Innovation 2015.

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Manitoba Government extends funding for Innovate Manitoba

Jobs and the Economy Minister Kevin Chief announced at Driving Innovation 2015 that the Government of Manitoba has extended funding to 2017 for Innovate Manitoba. "Innovation is vital to Manitoba's economy, and innovative ideas and companies start, grow and thrive in communities that provide a solid system of support," said Minister Chief. "By investing in Innovate Manitoba, we're helping small- and medium-sized enterprise and ensuring local innovators, entrepreneurs and investors receive the help they need to take their innovations from idea to market."

Mar. 12 and 13, 2015: Vision to Venture

Vision to Venture 2015 is an event that brings Winnipeg's top entrepreneurs in contact with the top scientists and product developers who will be showcasing patent-pending technologies awaiting financial investment to get them to market.

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Apr. 8-9, 2015: Launch'Pad Startup Skills Workshop (Brandon)

Eleven local entrepreneurs hit the accelerator on their businesses on Jan. 18, 2015. Registration is now open for the next Workshop in Brandon on April 8-9, 2015. Led by Randy Thompson, successful entrepreneur and angel investor and leader of the 3.5 Launch'Pad Boot Camp that has been a game changer for many local startups, this Workshop covers the key areas that every entrepreneur needs to consider when launching a new business. Launch'Pad Workshops are part of the Lean Startup training provided through the Province's TechFutures program.

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Exigence - "A killer invention"

Martin Cash caught up with Exigence Technologies Co-founders Zach Wolff and Sheri Governo recently. The co-founders recently discovered that their high-performance anti-microbial-platform compound can be used in a broader number of vertical markets than they originally realized.

Do you really know your market? You better if you are looking for risk capital!

Innovate Manitoba has teamed up with MaRS Discovery District to create its Market Intelligence Program. This world-class program provides Manitoba's leading entrepreneurs and startups with access to the best market research available — and at no cost! A limited number of opportunities are available. Apply now!

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Guided Customer Validation for Early Stage Ventures

Why do startups fail? A vast majority of the time it's because they've built a product or technology that no one is willing to pay for. Fail fast by testing whether your proposed product or service will work in the market before you fully develop it. Use your interviews with potential customers to design the features that customers really want.

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Partner and
community events

Mar. 5, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB

LSAM Awards Gala 2015

Features a keynote by Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of The Biotechnology Industry Organization.

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Mar. 13, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce 6th Annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards Gala

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Mar. 17, 2015 in Winnipeg, MB

MOBILE APPLICATIONS — WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Mobile apps for business are being built faster than ever. Lear what separates applications that boot bottom line and strengthen brands from those that don't.

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Various Dates in Winnipeg, MB

WORLD TRADE CENTRE FREE TRAINING/SEMINARS

Learn about various subjects to help you succeed in business, including: Government Procurement, HR priorities, Provincial Sales Tax, Supply Chain Management, Twitter and more.

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