Posts Tagged: entrepreneurship

A Beacon of Hope for Engineering Entrepreneurs

On November 13, alumnus Taylor Martin (MechE 0T7 + PEY) and Steve Tam enlightened a lunchtime Speakers Series of The Entrepreneurship Hatchery. The inventive duo explained how Kickstarter and the jumpstart of a U of T Engineering education gave the Beacon Bicycle…

WIND Mobile Founder and Engineering Alumnus Shares His Wisdom with First Years

On September 6 at Convocation Hall, first-year engineering students kickstarted their academic career with a plenary lecture filled with inspiring words from Faculty leaders, and one of U of T Engineering’s successful graduates, Canadian entrepreneur and telecommunications executive Anthony Lacavera (CompE 9T7).…

MSE Alumnus Honoured by Black Business & Professional Association

Materials Science & Engineering alumnus Andrew N. Forde (MSE 1T1) has been named the recipient of the 2012 Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award by the Black Business & Professional Association. The Young Entrepreneur category recognizes a distinguished professional between the ages of…

Creating a Buzz at U of T About Entrepreneurship

“I’m not going to try to tell you how to do business in the Middle Kingdom (China),” retired businessman Paul Ip told a crowd of budding entrepreneurs during a recent Engineering Entrepreneurship Series lecture at U of T. The series is…

Engineering student showcases business skills

When Oti Agbeyegbe (MIE 1T2) signed up for Impact Apprentice – a business competition based on Donald Trump’s famed Apprentice – he was excited. It wasn’t competing against peers from across Canada or possibly being named the best in the…

Meet Engineering’s 2011 Vanier Scholars

Four graduate students from the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are among the 167 individuals named recipients of Canada’s prestigious Vanier Graduate Scholarship this year. The scholarships, which have been likened to the Rhodes Scholarship, are part of an…
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