The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship coordinates and participates in the following entrepreneurship programs and events.
Our Roadmap: Where do you fit?
More about LEARN
Minors in Entrepreneurship
The McGill Faculties of Arts, Science, Engineering, Education, Music and Agricultural and Environmental Science are collaborating with the Desautels Faculty of Management in offering new 18 credit Minors in Entrepreneurship for McGill undergraduate students enrolled in those faculties. Learn more
BCom Entrepreneurship Concentration
The McGill Dobson Centre’s Entrepreneurship Concentration helps prepare students to manage the rewards and challenges of managing entrepreneurial ventures through exposure to business leaders, cases in entrepreneurial management, and insights from research. Learn more
MBA Entrepreneurship Concentration
Through exposure to business leaders, case studies in entrepreneurial management, and insights from research, the McGill Dobson Centre’s Entrepreneurship Concentration teaches students how to manage the challenges and the rewards of managing entrepreneurial ventures. Learn more
Certificate in Translational Biomedical Engineering
McGill's Biomedical Engineering department has designed a new Certificate in Translational Biomedical Engineering, consisting of 3 courses related in more detail to the entrepreneurial goals in medtech. Learn more
More about ENGAGE
McGill Dobson Match is the easiest way to connect with startups and individuals in the McGill Dobson entrepreneurship ecosystem. Are you a startup looking for new team members (Matchies)? Are you ready to join a startup? Join us to be part of the 70+ startups and Matchies in our community. Learn more
Events
Upcoming Events
Consult our new Events Calendar to keep up to speed on all the latest events.
Past Events
2017
- November 29, 2017: Building Startup Teams & Culture
- November 22, 2017: Women in Entrepreneurship
- November 8, 2017: Startup & Business Plan Writing Workshop
- November 1, 2017: Social Entrepreneurship: The Next Steps
- October 25, 2017: The Science of Medical Startups
- October 18, 2017: The Future of Technology
- October 11, 2017: Social Entrepreneurship 101
- October 10, 2017: McGill New York City Demo Day
- October 5, 2017: Kickstart Innovation & Startup Matchmaking
- October 3, 2017: McGill Toronto Demo Day
- September 19, 2017: McGill San Francisco Demo Day
- September 14, 2017: McGill Boston Demo Day
- September 12, 2017: McGill Montreal Demo Day
- March 16, 2017: Social Media Marketing for Startups
- March 9, 2017: Startup Legals & Protecting Your IP
- March 8, 2017: Startup Financials Workshop
- March 1, 2017: Startup Financials Workshop
- February 23, 2017: Market Research Workshop
- February 9, 2017: Public Speaking Workshop
- February 2, 2017: How to Pitch Your Startup Workshop
- January 25, 2017: Women in Entrepreneurship
- January 11, 2017: What it takes to win the McGill Dobson Cup
- January 7, 2017: Startup Bootcamp
2016
- December 5, 2016: McGill Lean Startup Final Presentations
- November 25, 2016: Thinkathon 2016: Disrupt Montreal
- November 23, 2016: Building Startup Teams & Culture
- November 17, 2016: Build a Startup with McGill Technology
- November 13-19, 2016: McGill Innovation Week
- November 9, 2016: Startup & Business Plan Writing Workshop
- October 26, 2016: Social Entrepreneurship: The Next Steps
- October 19, 2016: The Science of Medical Startups
- October 12, 2016: The Future of Technology (3D Printing, AR/VR)
- October 5, 2016: Social Entrepreneurship 101
- September 15, 2016: Kickstart Innovation & Startup Matchmaking
- September 14, 2016: Innovating with Impact: Building Successful Businesses from Science-based Discovery
- September 13, 2016: Entrepreneurship-in-Action Speaker Series: Claude Vachet, Managing Partner, Cycle Management
- September 7, 2016: Entrepreneurship-in-Action Speaker Series: Les Vadasz, Intel Corp.
More about IGNITE
McGill Lean Startup Program (Fall Semester)
Inspired by the Lean LaunchPad Methodology developed and taught at UC Berkeley. Learn more
McGill Dobson Cup (Winter Semester)
The McGill Dobson Cup (MDC) powered by National Bank and hosted by the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, is McGill’s flagship annual startup competition. Learn more
Submission Dates
December 3, 2018- January 16, 2019 – Registration and five page start-up plan due
Workshops & Events
January 10, 2019 – What it takes to win the McGill Dobson Cup
January 30, 2019 – McGill Dobson Cup 2019 Welcome Reception
February 6, 2019 – MDC Workshop #1 – How to pitch your startup
February 13, 2019 – MDC Workshop #2 – Startups Financials & How to raise money
Semi-Final Pitches
February 19, 2019 – Qualifying Health Science track teams pitch to judges
February 20, 2019 – Qualifying Social Enterprise track teams pitch to judges
February 21, 2019 – Qualifying Small & Medium Enterprise track teams pitch to judges
February 22, 2019 – Qualifying Innovation Driven Enterprise teams pitch to judges
Final Pitches
March 27, 2019 – All tracks pitch to judges
April 4, 2019 – MDC Awards Ceremony
More about ACCELERATE
McGill X-1 Accelerator (Summer Semester)
Designed to accelerate later-stage McGill startups towards investment-readiness and launch in the Fall. Learn more
- April 4, 2019
McGill X-1 Accelerator 2019 - May 2, 2019
McGill X-1 Accelerator 2019 Application Deadline at 11:59pm - May 9 & 10, 2019
McGill X-1 Accelerator Team interviews in Montreal
- May 15, 2019
McGill X-1 Accelerator 2019 summer cohort announced - June 3 - August 9, 2019
McGill X-1 Accelerator program - September 10, 2019
McGill Startup Tour: Montreal
McGill Startup Tour
An opportunity for the most promising McGill startups from the McGill Dobson Cup and the McGill X-1 Accelerator to pitch and engage with the global McGill alumni community of successful entrepreneurs, investors and VCs. Learn more
- McGill Startup Tour: Montreal – September 10, 2019
- McGill Startup Tour: NYC – September 18, 2019
- McGill Startup Tour: Boston – September 19, 2019
- McGill Startup Tour: San Francisco - October 8, 2019
- McGill Startup Tour: L.A. - October 10, 2019
- McGill Startup Tour: London - October 21, 2019
