Tuesday, March 19, 2024 13:00to14:00
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: McGill Engine Centre, "grad student, undergrad, innovation, invention, entrepreneurship, Workshop"
Thursday, March 21, 2024 11:30to13:00

Interested in contributing to the success of very early-stage companies? Want to learn new skills while helping to grow the operations of a fledgling company? Then join the McGill Innovation Fund (MIF) Student Internship program! This information session will be an opportunity to find out more about MIF teams, speak to potential employers and begin your internship journey. Students will have a chance to learn more about the teams supported by the MIF, and teams will have a chance to meet high-quaility canadiates!

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund
Thursday, March 21, 2024 16:00to18:00
Investment properties

Is real estate investing a guaranteed path to financial success? We’ve all heard stories about people buying real estate in cities such as Vancouver or Toronto “at the right time” and becoming millionaires in a matter of years.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, teaching and learning services, Financial Skills
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 09:30to12:00
Taxes for international students

Are you an international student who is filing their first income tax return? Do you wonder what needs to be reported during your first year's tax return? Would you like to learn more about Québec Income Taxes?

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, teaching and learning services, Financial Skills
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 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 McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian Amanda Wheatley will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre, "grad student, undergrad, innovation, invention, entrepreneurship, Workshop"
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 13:00to14:00
Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre, "grad student, undergrad, innovation, invention, entrepreneurship, Workshop"
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 13:00to14:00
Customer Discovery

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

Classified as: McGill Engine Centre, "grad student, undergrad, innovation, invention, entrepreneurship, Workshop"
Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00to13:00

Before finding customers, many startup and spinoff businesses need to find funding. In addition to a number of government grants and tax-credits (which were discussed in our previous Lunch & Learn), companies can also raise money by dilutive funding. This would mean giving some ownership in exchange for the investment. But how much should you give away? and how can you find investors willing to take a risk on a newly founded business?

Classified as: McGill Innovation Fund, innovation, entrepreneurship
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