Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub Incubation Program Recap!
ONE Hub Incubation Program Recap!
On August 1st, 2024, the Ottawa Newcomer Entrepreneurs Hub hosted a Pitch Networking Event to watch pitch presentations from 7 out of 8 inspiring immigrant entrepreneurs who completed our 4-week Incubation program. This program provided invaluable support and connections for their business development and growth.
Furthermore, we had over 70 attendees who came to support our entrepreneurs do their first ever pitch to investors and business experts! In addition, the event, hosted at the World Skills Employment Centre office, provided opportunities to connect with community partners, business experts, investors, and fellow entrepreneurs in Ottawa.
The Incubation workshops, by esteemed business consultants, included:
- Entrepreneurial Mindset with Rebecca Palmer (Rise Helps)
- Strategic Planning workshop with Jaswinder Kaur (Professor, School of Business, Algonquin College)
- Roadmap to Marketing Excellence with Steven Jones (Quartz Solutions)
- Mastering Content Creation with Stefania Rafaele (Rafaele Consulting Partner)
- Selling Through Storytelling with Gyula Gabor Toth (BEE Environmental Communication)
- Financing a Startup with Atinuke Efunshile (RBC)
- Business Law 101 with Joy Wei (Lyceum Professional Corporation)
- Accounting and Tax Essentials with Jessica Zhang-Chapman (Tangram Consulting)
- Pitch Workshop with Federico Arellano (World Jams)
- Financial Planning, Grant Search, Pitch Preparation-ONE Hub team
Our pitch presenters:
- Felix Kim founder of Pole Pole Parenting
- Younes Taoudi founder of Swap Circle
- Jackie Wei founder of Gubahmi
- Dajii Jamts founder of Cashmere Casa
- Olga Shcherbyuk founder of Global View Security Systems
- Ayodele Elutilo founder of Govision Cleaning Services – Exceptional Service That Shines
- K. B. founder of Cupping Hijama Therapy
Thank you to our judges for providing the helpful questions and feedback:
- Karla Briones (Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada)
- Darpan Ahluwalia (Investor & Total Nutrition Diva)
- Shawn Pulikunnel (Manager of Business Markets, RBC)
- Titi Adeseko (Investor)
Thank you to our ONE Hub Client for photographing our event: Zubair Hossain and representing his photography business ArtZ (mypixieset.com)
Lastly, a big thank you to our community partners for attending and providing resources for newcomers in Ottawa: YMCA, RBC (as well as contributing refreshments for this event), OCISO, OCLF, World Skills, IWSO
Client Testimonials:
“It was such a fantastic experience, and I really appreciate all the effort you and the team put into making it happen. Everything was super smooth, and the support from your end was top-notch. I also wanted to give a special shoutout to the judges. Their feedback was incredibly helpful.”
“I would like to thank you all for all the motivation, knowledge and skills that you shared with me. One Hub was an amazing program thanks to your efforts, kindness and humanity.”
“Thank you so much for all your hard work and all your support during the Incubation Program. It was a great honor for me to be a part of this program. I appreciate all the information and connections that were possible to get during this time. [The Pitch Night] was an incredible atmosphere and was an amazing experience. You made the evening so organized and impressive!”
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