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Tuesday, March 3, 2026 16:00to17:30

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 鶹ýվ to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 鶹ýվ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 13:00to14:00
Design Thinking Methodology

The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.

Classified as: 鶹ýվ Engine Centre
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:00to14:00
Introduction to Industry Analysis

This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.

Classified as: 鶹ýվ Engine Centre
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 16:00to17:30
Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various forms of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets, and when they are used.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 16:00to17:30

This workshop will demystify and explain the various forms of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets, and when they are used. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 鶹ýվ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 13:00to14:00
Market Research and Analysis of Competition

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 鶹ýվ to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.

Classified as: 鶹ýվ Engine Centre
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 16:00to17:30
Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 16:00to17:30

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 鶹ýվ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 13:00to14:00
Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Classified as: 鶹ýվ Engine Centre
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 16:00to17:30
Startup Finances

In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 16:00to17:30

In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business. We'll also explore some of the more common sources of cash from both public institutions and private organisations.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 鶹ýվ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 16:00to17:30
Startup Funding

Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what a venture capital fund is, its structure and how they operate, and what venture capitalists (VCs) look for in an early-stage innovation-driven venture.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Skills
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 16:00to17:30

Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what a venture capital fund is, its structure and how they operate, and what venture capitalists (VCs) look for in an early-stage innovation-driven venture. You'll also learn about the typical elements of a term sheet in connection with equity investments and simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), and caveats when raising money. Finally, we'll explain how a capitalization table works and finish off with a brief overview of minority shareholder rights.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 鶹ýվ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops

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