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Event Name: Innovation Expo Guelph
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Event Date: 13 October, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Location: The Grand Guelph Banquet & Event Centre (Formerly The Hanlon Convention Centre), 26-340 Woodlawn Rd W, Guelph, Ontario N1h 7k6 Canada
Organizer: Innovation Guelph – 361 Southgate Drive, Guelph Ontario N1G 3M5 Canada
Phone: +1 519-265-4495
Email: Info@ontarioinnovationexpo.ca
Timings: 12:00 PM – 18:00 PM
Tickets: Free
Seeding The Future
Network With Innovative Companies From Across Southern Ontario!
About The Innovation Expo Guelph 2022
The second annual innovation expo showcases 150+ recipients of Innovation Guelph’s Fuel Injection & Bioenterprise’s seed funding programs.
Celebrate the impactful success and growth of 80+ exhibitors, from a variety of sectors including Agri-food, Agri-tech, manufacturing, social innovation & sustainable technologies!
Since 2015, over one hundred innovative startups & small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across Southern Ontario have received seed funding awarded through a partnership between Bioenterprise Corporation & Innovation Guelph, with financial support provided by the federal economic development agency for southern Ontario (Feddev Ontario).
This program has provided seed funding, mentorship and support to help companies commercialize innovative products & services, create jobs, attract follow-on investment & contribute to the economy.
Innovation Guelph:
Innovation Guelph, through their Fuel Injection Seed Funding Program funded by the Government of Canada, provides specialized industry business advisory services and non-repayable seed funding to support innovative business scale-up projects with startups and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) located in southern Ontario. Fuel Injection facilitates enterprise growth in sectors that include manufacturing; sustainable technologies; agriculture / agri-food; and social innovation promoting generation of new jobs and revenue; attraction of follow-on private investment; the launch of new products or services; and cost savings through energy, water or waste innovations.
On October 3, 2019, The Second Annual Innovation Expo Showcased 80+ Exhibitors From A Variety Of Sectors Including Agri-food, Agri-tech, Manufacturing, Social Innovation & Sustainable Technologies!
Fuel Injection matching seed funding provides:
$30,000 in seed funding (to be matched by recipient enterprise)
Coaching / mentorship support services (including mentoring / coaching, market and competitive analysis, financial and marketing strategy, investment preparation, and introductions to strategic partners.
Bioenterprise:
Bioenterprise is participating in a program funded by the Government of Canada to provide non-repayable seed financing, coaching, and mentorship to assist start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agriculture and agri-food sectors, as well as sustainable and environmental technologies, to grow through generation of revenue and attraction of follow-on private investment.
Bioenterprise’s Seed Funding is a matching program that provides eligible enterprises with:
$30,000 in seed funding (to be matched by recipient enterprise)
Coaching / mentorship support services (e.g. market intelligence, investment preparation and access to Bioenterprise global network)
Who will be there at Innovation Expo Guelph?
Again this year, the trade show floor features engaging companies excited to share their innovations!
2020 Builds On The Success Of Last Year!
On November 15, 2018 Over 600 People Visited Exhibitors (All Recipients Of Federal Funding) To Celebrate Innovation!
Thank You To Our Sponsors, Exhibitors And Everyone Who Attended!
