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‘A culture of discovery’: University of Toronto Entrepreneurship Week spotlights innovation and inclusion The fifth-annual celebration of U of T’s vast entrepreneurship ecosystem, held virtually, boasted high-profile speakers, dozens of startups and events focused equity, diversity and inclusion (photo by Jeff Beardall)
From showcasing startups and highlighting the achievements of women in business to fostering discussions on mental health, organizers of Entrepreneurship Week managed to pack a wide array events into this year’s virtual calendar.
The fifth-annual celebration of U of T’s vast entrepreneurship ecosystem, which wrapped up late last week, featured several Entrepreneurship Week mainstays, including: the RBC Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurship pitch competition, offering $50,000 in prizes; the RBC Speaker Series, featuring biologist-entrepreneur Derrick Rossi, who co-founded biotechnology firm Moderna and laid the scientific groundwork for th
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University of Toronto startup helps local restaurants cope with COVID-19
A new app developed by University of Toronto students and alumni is helping match potential customers with local, independently owned restaurants.
PickEasy, a restaurant matching app developed by Max Woo and Daniel Zhao, technical co-founder Cho Yin Yong, and mentor Mahmoud Halat, offers digital services to independently owned restaurants in Scarborough.
The startup’s goal is to help smaller restaurants navigate pandemic safety regulations as effectively as larger chain restaurants.
“Many of my family members own small restaurants in Hong Kong and they had to work very hard to achieve success and to support their families,” Woo says. “That’s given me an emotional attachment to small businesses not only in Hong Kong, but in Scarborough as well.”