EmpowHER Tech Launchpad Program Launch
EmpoweHER Tech Launchpad: 6 week program for women entrepreneurs
Join us for the official launch of EmpowHER program, a joint initiative of YSpace and IDEA Mississauga.
EmpowHER Tech Launchpad is a transformative 6-week program designed to support women-led businesses. This program aims to accelerate growth, foster innovation, and empower participants to scale their ventures effectively.
AGENDA (To be updated)
5:00pm - Doors open and networking
5:30pm - Introductions and Program Launch
5:45pm - Keynote Address on Leadership & Agility by 'Diondra Filicetti'
6:15pm - Cohort Announcement
6:30pm onwards - Networking Reception
7:00pm - Doors Close
About YSpace
YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like **ELLA powered by Desjardins** for women-led businesses and Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. Additionally with our Start-Up Visa program, we are building a robust ecosystem, driving positive change and empowering entrepreneurs to shape the future. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina.
About IDEA Mississauga
IDEA Mississauga is a city-wide ecosystem led by the Economic Development Division also known as ‘Invest Mississauga‘ within the City of Mississauga’s Planning and Building Department. IDEA Mississauga is the small business and entrepreneurship arm of Invest Mississauga.
IDEA Mississauga represents the city’s entire ecosystem comprising of industry, government, education, and a variety of organizations that help start-ups and scale-ups accelerate ideas and commercialize solutions. A rich network of mentorship, partners, talent and connections, IDEA Mississauga is a collective and central resource that offers programs and services including an interactive, concierge-style tool that allows entrepreneurs to connect with one another and to identify and access customized resources offered by various organizations specific to their needs.