Participate in Career Conversations to expand your professional network and gain firsthand knowledge about what it means to be an entrepreneur. These one-on-one conversations can help you explore your options, build confidence and discover resources to help you get started.

Apply on OSCARplus > Student Success Centre > Career Conversation.

DeGroote Entrepreneur hopes to give everyone the opportunity to further their knowledge through entrepreneurial presenters and test their knowledge in business-related competitions.

Use this tool to explore and filter experiential learning opportunities based on your goals and interests. There are options for undergraduate students in any level or Faculty, ranging from courses for credit to experience-building programs, community engagement and more.

Tip! Use the innovation filter to find opportunities that will help you ignite your ideas.

The Forge is a startup incubator for the McMaster University and Hamilton region that’s open to anyone pursuing scalable companies — or companies you can grow. The Forge leads programs and events, including the Startup Survivor Competition and Business Incubator to inspire and educate you, the community of entrepreneurial-minded students and innovators at McMaster.

The Hamilton Business Centre provides information and tools that entrepreneurs need to grow their businesses. Its  a one-stop source for business information, guidance and professional advice on starting and leading a successful business.

Impactus Labs aims to provide low-stakes opportunities for the Hamilton community to explore social entrepreneurship and develop scalable, socially-oriented start-ups. Highlights include the Startup Lab innovation event.

Innovation Factory is a regional innovation centre for Hamilton that provides workshops, programming, one-on-one mentoring and support and access to funding. Its mission is to help startups commercialize their ideas and small–medium enterprises innovate within their organizations.

MDG Health Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship works with McMaster students, researchers and health professionals to create a community of health entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization.

From idea to impact: Marking Global Entrepreneurship Week at McMaster

At McMaster, innovative thinkers are working hard to turn brilliant ideas into reality. As we mark Global Entrepreneurship Week, we are shining a light on the community members working to make positive change through their inventions, startups and emerging innovations.

Visit McMaster’s Daily News to read stories from last year’s Entrepreneurship Week highlighting exciting research, innovation and student-led projects helping to make a brighter world.

The Challenge Cards can help you get inspired about your career direction and take action to build the career you want. If you need some support in creating an action plan, our team of career counsellors are here to help!

Whatever stage you’re at in the career planning model, this tool is available to inspire and help you consider what type of impact you want to make.

In exploring the world through a challenge mindset, we encourage you to to think creatively, make connections between interests and consider career options based on purpose and meaning.