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About Us

Fostering the development of a vibrant culture of entrepreneurship at Trent, the Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation Centre is:

  • Supportive of faculty who incorporate principles of entrepreneurship in their courses;

  • Essential for providing experiential and co-curricular learning opportunities for students; 

  • A key center for access to mentorship, partnership, resources, and funding opportunities to enable and grow student-led initiatives, start-ups and change projects; 

  • Focused on helping innovators at Trent commercialize their ideas; 

  • Providing students with resources and support that will help them transition successfully to the workforce; 

  • Actively engaged in the local community connecting entrepreneurship initiatives; 

  • Anchored in a desire to inspire and support student entrepreneurs, to help address the pressing socioeconomic needs of our region; 

  • Designed to equip students with skills to contribute to the prosperity of Ontario and Canada; and 

  • Effective with existing networks, expertise, and assets in surrounding communities of entrepreneurs, investors and organizations.

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