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More than 200 Conestoga employees representing all ten academic schools participated in the college’s Research and Scholarship Symposium on October...

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...

On October 26, Conestoga Administrative Business Management graduate Polly Gomides, co-founder of Escala Solutions, finished first place with a $5,000...

Conestoga has opened a new innovation lab at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener. As part of the Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective,...

Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has launched a research survey to evaluate the occupational exposures and...

Aundrea Johnson, a graduate of Conestoga’s BBA - Accounting, Audit, Information Technology program, and her business partner Sebastian Wasilik, recently...

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...

On October 28, Conestoga graduates Urim Aliu, Stephen McCabe and Patrick Wilken, the team behind the mobile app KWKLY, finished...

The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR), in partnership with local organizations and post-secondary institutions including the Conestoga Entrepreneurship...

Inspired by the Conestoga Gig Lab, Canada's first and only business incubator for freelance entrepreneurs, a new micro-credential starting this...

Second-year students in Conestoga’s Occupational Therapist Assistant & Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA & PTA) program developed assistive devices as part of...

Conestoga’s Gig Lab hosted a showcase in December to introduce and celebrate its fall 2020 cohort -- a group of...

Taylor Jackson, a fourth-year Bachelor of Design student, has launched Press Pause - a start-up that focuses on youth mental...

Jolene MacDonald, a 1999 Graphic Design graduate and 2016 Conestoga Alumni of Distinction honouree, finished first place with a $5,000...

Freelance entrepreneurs showcased their new ventures through an online event hosted by Conestoga’s Gig Lab on August 18. The cohort...

A co-op work term helped Christina Vanderkooy embrace her entrepreneurial spirit. The 2019 IT Innovation and Design graduate launched a...

On April 12, students in Conestoga’s Culinary Management diploma program hosted Rising Stars: International Tapas and Tastings at the Kitchener...

Conestoga entrepreneurs pitched their original business ideas to a panel of judges at the college’s annual pitch competition held March...

On August 22, Conestoga celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of clients to complete the Self-Employment for Immigrants: Building...

Grigoriy Kozyrev and Andriy Strebkov won $2,500 at Conestoga’s third annual Pitch Day competition held March 30 at the Cambridge...

Renish Kamal, a participant in Conestoga’s Enterprise Catalyst program and CEO of Fidget Toys Ltd., was recently profiled in Maclean's...

Renish Kamal, a participant in Conestoga’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Catalyst program, received $3,000 to support her startup business venture...

Fourteen student entrepreneurs enrolled in Conestoga’s Small Business Ventures graduate certificate program got a hand up in launching their new...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, minister of state for FedDev Ontario, and Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid visited the Waterloo Accelerator Centre...

A new program delivered through the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Conestoga College will provide the training, support and lab space...

Ahmed Darwish, Jacquelyn Lowry, Jessy Stark and Hailey Vezza, students from Conestoga’s International Business Management degree program, will be presented...

A new Manufacturing Leadership Council recently announced for Waterloo Region will undertake a comprehensive set of initiatives to help ensure...

Conestoga students presented their best business ideas for creating social benefits at the college's first-ever Technology Enabled Social Innovation (TESI)...

Conestoga students pitched their innovative business ideas to a panel of local business experts, members of the college community and...

Area business leaders and community and government partners joined Conestoga faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, March 12 to celebrate...

For Conestoga student Breanna Hartwick, gaining skills as an entrepreneur meant spending three months during the summer of 2013 working...

Conestoga's Centre for Entrepreneurship is putting business-minded students one step ahead of the game with a free seminar on Entrepreneurship...

A new partnership between the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Conestoga College and Scotiabank will support a number of new initiatives...

Last spring Breanna Hartwick and Kimberley Fooks, both from the International Business Management program, had the unique opportunity to be...

Conestoga has taken another step forward to help students and future entrepreneurs gain a competitive advantage in the working world....

Starting a business takes a unique idea. Add to that drive and determination, patience and a lot of uncertainty and...