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E-Hub Business Plan Mar 10, 2015

L'ère de l'entrepreneuriat créatif

The Era of Creative Entrepreneurship

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E-Hub Approach

Competencies

Technology

Practice-based

Experimental

EcosystemsMultidisciplinary

Pathways

Mindset

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E-Hub Model/Approachto developing an entrepreneurial mindset and competencies

(Inspire, Engage and Empower)

Opportunities Ideas Act E-PathwaysChange

Ecosystems(networks,

connections)

Sandbox(tools, spaces,

experiment)

Marshall the assets from the

ecosystems and networks and

pull them in instead of stocking

them in the Hub.

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“Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an

art. It is a practice.”

“The entrepreneur always searches for

change, responds to it, and exploits it as an

opportunity.”

“Innovation is the specific instrument of

entrepreneurship.”

Peter F. Drucker

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E-Hub Core ProgramsInspire

(Opportunities)

Engage

(Ideas)

Empower

(Act)

Events Proto-Ventures Startup Garage

Platforms = Leveraging Assets

Ecosystems + Sandboxes

E-Internships, E-Apprenticeships, E-Coops

uOttawa.ca Source: The Role of Higher Education in Career Development: Employer Perceptions

Dec 2012, The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Events

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Proto-Ventures Defy the conventional – transforming the

traditional “incubator” model

Shift from managing physical “space” to creating

“venture” prototypes

Signature program for uOttawa entrepreneurship

Proto-ventures are experimental

organizations designed to pursue

“opportunity sweet-spots”

Student E-apprenticeships

Multidisciplinary teams

P2P learning network

Valuable work-relevant experience

while in school

Platform for creative and collective

entrepreneurship

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Museum

Ventures

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Museum Ventures as a “Creative Lab” for CSTMC

Concept

Design

Prototype

Deploy

Student E-Apprentices

CSTMCPartners

Sandbox: uO Makerspace

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Digital Marketing Ventures

Project involves:

SEO

Analytics

Social Media

Crowdfunding

Customized Ads

Student E-Apprentices

Re-tooling

Invest Ottawa –

Portfolio Company

Partners- Mentoring , EiR, Training

Mastering and applying

new digital marketing

tools and technologies

Digital Marketing

metrics, Building Trust

not Traffic, Auditing DM

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STEAMakers Guild – Networked Art Installations

Concept

Design

Prototype

Deploy

Student E-Apprentices

Artengine, DIY

Theatres

Partners

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Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards

Future Home of Startup Garage?

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E-Hub Core Programs are Designed to Attract

Diverse External Funding Sources

Events

Corporate and individual donors,

sponsorships, ticket fees, government

programs

Proto-Ventures

Donors (corporate and personal),

sponsorships, government programs,

revenue from customers, crowdfunding

projects; licensing

Startup Garage Donors (corporate and individual),

government programs, sponsorships

E-Internships, E-

Apprenticeships, E-Co-ops

Donors (corporate and individual),

government programs, sponsorships