VeloCity, originally a Residence program at the University of Waterloo, has evolved and grown immensely in the last year with the launch of two additional programs: VeloCity Garage and VeloCity Campus.
This semester, VeloCity Campus is launching on University of Waterloo turf with the clear message that entrepreneurship is for all students and not just techies. VeloCity has seen outstanding success and demand for students to test drive their business ideas in an environment that cultivates experiential learning.
The program is hands on, incites innovation, and allows students to connect with each other. The light bulb moment happens during the exchange and execution of ideas.
This is not just another incubator or accelerator program. VeloCity Campus is different because it is specifically focused on providing entrepreneurial resources for students of all faculties at the University of Waterloo.
By providing a place for innovative business ideas, students are able to test drive and validate entrepreneurial concepts with a realistic understanding of idea validation. Typically the startup scene means having an entrepreneurial idea with a tech factor. However, Velocity Campus boasts no restrictions on business ideas. Whether you’re after an accelerated tech idea or a lifestyle business, the program is aimed at providing the resources to get you there.
The program covers a wide variety of topics related to entrepreneurship on a weekly basis. These resources are open to all students with no cap on participants unless the venue of the event has limitations. VeloCity Campus is looking to bring in notable speakers to explore entrepreneurial ideas. Each week, the topics build on previous concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of entrepreneurship as a whole.
Some may ask how VeloCity Campus may affect entrepreneurial academic courses being offered on campus; however, this experiential learning is intended to compliment the academic experience. Similar to how a business club/society or co-operative work term may exist at a university, VeloCity Campus looks to provide an experiential learning environment that contributes to a holistic understanding of entrepreneurship alongside the value that academic learning brings.
A key bonus is that the ideas that you create at the University of Waterloo are your own. The University of Waterloo has an inventor-owned idea policy. This means that any ideas you generate while at the University have no ownership ties to VeloCity or to the University of Waterloo. You can worry less about who owns what and focus your energy on your business. VeloCity Campus provides the ideal environment for students to follow their passion for solving business solutions with no limitations on what these may be. Welcome to the generation of unlimited ideas.
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