Announcing the 2021 Ready to Rocket List!
The Ready to Rocket List by Rocket Builders, is an annual list celebrating BC’s Leading Growth Tech companies. These companies are identified as Emerging Rockets (companies poised for growth) or Ready-to-Rocket (companies already scaling revenue) in several categories: Agri-food, ICT, CleanTech, Digital Health, and Life Sciences. “Ready to Rocket” companies, on average, have exceeded a 50%…
Every Entrepreneur Needs a Mentor – Here’s Why
There’s no one secret to turning your startup into a success overnight. However, from Larry Page to Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, many prominent CEOs have credited part of their business’ overwhelming success to the same thing: an experienced mentor. As an entrepreneur with limited resources, is it really that important to invest in mentoring…
Optimizing Customer Discovery Surveys and Interviews to Understand Your Customer
As an entrepreneur, it can feel like the odds are often stacked against you; from raising capital to scaling up sales, running a business comes with a multitude of major challenges, some outside your areas of expertise. Sometimes, you just don’t know what you don’t know, especially in a COVID-19 era where customer’s needs are…
SFU VentureLabs 2020 Recap
As we prepare for a new year, we’d be remiss to not reflect on the year that just passed! Take a look at some of the activities we held and milestones we achieved in 2020. Meet Our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Year in review: University helping drive social, economic innovation in time of crisis
Originally published by Joy Johnson in Business in Vancouver. At the close of a very challenging year, it’s important to take stock of the lessons learned during the worst health and economic crisis in living memory. For me, the pandemic has been a powerful reminder of the ways in which our individual destinies are linked…
SFU VentureLabs provides clients with support during COVID-19
SFU VentureLabs has met clients’ need for greater support and resources during these challenging times. Due to the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, SFU VentureLabs has brought together resources, support, tools, and the right people to give clients an extra hand. Here are some of the ways we’ve supported clients over the past few…
What You Need to Know Before You Start Raising Capital for Your Startup
Every startup begins with an idea. To transform this idea into a sustainable business, at some point you’ll likely be asking yourself, “How do I raise capital for my startup?” While you know how valuable your business is, the key to raising capital is communicating this value to those who have the money to get…
Life360 Innovations named by Business Worldwide Magazine as one of the 20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch, 2020
London, UK/PRNewswire/ — Life360 Innovations Inc. (Life360 Innovations) has been named by Business Worldwide Magazine in its list of “20 Most Innovative Companies to Watch, 2020”. The list is a celebration of the trailblazing organizations that are changing the game in their respective industries and altering the corporate landscape. Whether it’s banking, industry, healthcare, energy,…
7 Sales & Licensing Documents You Need to Bring Your Product to Market
When bringing a product to market, there are several legal documents specific to sales and licensing you need to consider from the outset. Your product is the tangible result of your ideas and creativity and it’s essential to protect it. Without these documents, you risk running into obstacles at your startup’s most critical moments, from…
Startup Business Survival for the 2nd Wave – Government Programs Available
Special thanks to David Gregory of Gregory, Yick and Associates Chartered Professional Accountants for their concise updates on the supports available to businesses during this second wave of the pandemic. VentureLabs is pleased to share his recent advice. Here are the various additional support programs that startups should be aware of: 1. Extended and Expanded Canadian…