$1 million donation from the National Bank to the Fondation Montréal inc. fund-raising campaign
Creation of a business idea competition on Montreal university campuses, launched as part of "je vois mtl" (I see Montreal).
Fondation Montréal inc. enthusiastically announces one of the largest donations in its history, a major gift of $1 million from the National Bank. This contribution will enable Fondation Montréal inc., to create a competition for business ideas on the campuses of Montreal universities.
Ingénieurs: du laboratoire au marché
[McGill Dobson Cup Start-UP Competition, Second Place Winner in For Profit track: LifePack is a light-weight, powerfully insulating, environmentally-friendly shipping container for temperature sensitive medical materials. Compared to current shipping methods, LifePak reduces packaging waste by 50% and shipping costs by up to 35%.]Â
Business schools work to bridge the gap between academia and industry
There’s a story Julian Barlow likes to tell people when he’s making a presentation.
In 1995 he was teaching a transformational leadership course when a student asked if Barlow would lead a training session for his staff.
The evolution of the Quartier de l’innovation’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
In light of the 2008 financial crisis, fostering entrepreneurship has increasingly moved toward the forefront of economic development and city planning. Beyond acting as an important driver of innovation, employment, and productivity growth, entrepreneurship has also been hailed by some as filling the void between wages and living standards.
Mégantic : se réinventer, après la crise
J’ai participé à la quatrième et dernière étape de la Tournée des entrepreneurs, hier, à Lac-Mégantic.
Adam B. Coape-Arnold: Artisantrepreneur
Adam B. Coape-Arnold came to McGill’s School of Continuing Studies the day before classes started for the Fall 2013 semester in order to see what the School offered.
Entrepreneurs and big dreams shine at Montreal Startup Festival
MontrealerĚý˛Ńľ±ł¦łó˛ą±đ±ôĚýMoszberg was studying abroad and in the market for a gym, but didn’t want to make the commitment to a membership.
Re-building Lac-Megantic
McGill students Cecile Branco and Bernard d’Arche [winners of the McGill Dobson Cup] tell Camille Ross about their innovative plan to help re-build Lac-Megantic after the devastating train accident.
Watch video:Â Global Montreal
McGill student Bernard D'Arche, on helping to rebuild Lac Megantic
Bernard d’Arche, McGill Student [and one of the winners of the Dobson Cup], who came up with a unique idea to help rebuild Lac Megantic. Listen: Tommy Schnurmacher Show
Reconstruire à l’heure de l’entrepreneuriat social
Au cœur du centre-ville ravagé de Lac-Mégantic, créer une résidence pour développer et porter des projets d’entreprise. Voilà le plan que trois étudiants de l’Université McGill — Cécile Branco-Côté, Ségolène Rolin et Bernard d’Arche — ont élaboré cet hiver lors d’un cours sur l’entrepreneuriat social.
Student initiative for Lac-Megantic
Desautels students Bernard d'Arche and CĂ©cile Branco discuss their Dobson Cup winning initiative on Breakfast Television Montreal.
View video here.
Bold ideas take flight at McGill Dobson Cup
One June 5, four teams were crowned victors of the 2014Â McGill Dobson Cup, the annual start-up competition hosted by the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Desautels Faculty of Management. The Centre provides resources and support to all entrepreneurs across McGill and Montreal communities.
McGill students’ plans to help rebuild Lac-Mégantic win praise
One year after a runaway train transporting oil plowed through the downtown core of Lac-Mégantic, igniting and razing much of the town’s commercial centre, three McGill University students with a passion for social entrepreneurship have become part of the town’s efforts to rebuild.
Lac-MĂ©gantic: des Ă©tudiants proposent un incubateur entrepreneurial
Cécile Branco, Ségolène Rolin et Bernard d'Arche, trois étudiants l'Université McGill, ont conçu un projet de centre d'innovation qui pourrait bien voir le jour dans le nouveau centre-ville méganticois. Leur Centre magnétique, un incubateur entrepreneurial, offrirait une rampe de lancement unique en région pour ceux qui souhaitent se lancer en affaires.
Igniting the Spark of Innovation
From duct tape to smartphones, every great innovation started with a simple idea. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and donors, some of the game-changing ideas of the future are taking shape right now in the annual McGill Dobson Cup start-up competition.
