Kathleen Webb participated in the Starter Company Plus Program delivered by Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre (MBEC) in 2020 and opened Skill Squirrel. Kathleen’s goal was simple: to make it easier for people to show what they can do, not just what they say they can do. Today, Skill Squirrel is helping residents and local organizations […]
Imagine having to rely on Facebook groups every time you needed to take time off work. That was the reality Angélique Bernabé came face-to-face with while discussing maternity leave options with her wife, a physician. It’s also the reality for nearly 100,000 physicians across Canada. Any time a doctor needs to step away from their […]
Growing up in India Rishabh Gupta always wanted to start his own company but was discouraged from doing so by well-meaning relatives. “Everyone in my family works for someone,” he says. “Starting something of their own was always considered very risky, so it was not encouraged.” Instead, Gupta studied architecture and began his career at […]
Kare Chemical Technologies, a proud alumni company of IDEA Mississauga’s Step-Up Program, has been selected as a recipient of Ontario’s Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF), receiving up to $500,000 to support the commercialization of its innovative pharmaceutical technologies. Based in Mississauga, Kare Chemical Technologies is developing a patented platform to produce non-psychoactive therapeutic alternatives to […]
As an alumni of our IDEA Step‑Up Program, Xatoms reached an important milestone this January when founder Diana brought the company’s water‑innovation mission to Davos, one of the world’s leading platforms for dialogue on global industry, sustainability, and emerging technologies. Representing Canadian Innovation at Davos At 24, Diana joined conversations with senior leaders and executives […]
Bolanle Solomon-Adewusi had always aspired to earn a PhD but never aspired to become an entrepreneur, until one thing led to another. The Nigerian native grew up inspired by her father, her role model, a chemical engineering professor who earned his PhD abroad and funded his education through scholarships. After earning her bachelor’s in Nigeria, […]