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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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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 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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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