Carleton University continually works on making its research relevant to the wider community. The latest offshoot of that work is a concept called a living lab, which comes up with economic and social solutions for Eastern Ontario. Entrepreneurship and innovation are the major focuses of Mika Westerlund and other researchers involved in living labs. Creating new industries is one way of stimulating community innovation, notes Westerlund, an… Read full post »
An e-book published by Carleton’s Tony Bailetti and Brian Hurley, Carleton alumnus and CEO of Purple Forge Corporation, soared to the top of bestsellers in the Amazon Kindle store in three categories. Best of TIM Review for Technology Entrepreneurs is a must-read for entrepreneurs in the technology industry and compiles the top 16 articles from the Technology Innovation Management Review (TIM Review), a journal published by the Technology Innovation… Read full post »
Carleton University’s Tony Bailetti will receive the International Talent Acquisition Centre (In-TAC) award in the group category as the head of Lead to Win (LTW). LTW has partnered with In-TAC to connect innovative companies in LTW with talented international professionals. “Tony has taken Carleton’s innovative entrepreneurship and technology programs to the marketplace, and he continues to support our students by connecting them with professionals, bringing new business to Ottawa and to… Read full post »
Young entrepreneurs at Carleton had a one-of-a-kind opportunity today to pitch their startup ideas to a group of business veterans lead by Carleton Chancellor Charles. Chi was joined by Bernie Zeisigand, partner at VICMAC Ventures; Code Cubitt, managing director of Mistral Venture Partners; and Denis Colbourne, owner of DC Technologies Ltd. The session was led by Prof. Tony Bailetti, an award-winning mentor who has developed local ecosystems… Read full post »