Innovation Cluster Launches New "Office Hours" Program to Aid Peterborough Entrepreneurs

Launch event

Launch event

The Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster annnounced the launch of an "Office Hours" program at an event on Friday (May 23rd). The program is designed to aid the growth of Peterborough’s technology entrepreneurs.

Hosted by the Innovation Cluster’s incubator, known as The Cube, the “Office Hours” program consists of free, private, one-on-one sessions for Peterborough’s entrepreneurs with the organization’s legal, financial, marketing, HR and digital media service provider partners.

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According to the Innovation Cluster’s Interim Executive Director, Martin Yuill, the “Office Hours” program engages existing and aspiring technology entrepreneurs and innovators, and supports them with no-cost access to expert advice, guidance and mentorship.

“These sessions provide an opportunity for both aspiring and current local technology entrepreneurs to benefit from free consultations with the Cluster’s expert knowledge partners,” says Mr. Yuill. “In addition, our ‘Office Hours’ program assists entrepreneurs to better evaluate their ideas, jump-start their businesses, and lay the foundations for future growth.”

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Launch event

The Cluster’s knowledge partners include: Bereskin & Parr Intellectual Property Law, BDO Canada LLP, Peak Benefit Solutions, Emmatt Digital Solutions, Part Time CFO Services Inc., and Entrepreneurontario. “Office Hours” sessions are aimed at potential, new, as well as existing entrepreneurs in the technology field who are in need of expert planning, finance, sales, HR, legal or marketing support and advice to grow their businesses.

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Launch event

“At the Innovation Cluster, our mission is to strengthen Peterborough’s regional innovation capacity,” says Yuill.

This is just another step in making that happen.

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