Startup Resources & Colocation Spaces
There are many different innovation resources available to help entrepreneurs and startups grow. Whether you’re in the early stages and need a place to incubate your idea, or you need a push to help scale-up your existing venture, York Region is the place to launch your next big idea.
Entrepreneurs can accelerate and incubate their ideas with the help of Seneca’s HELIX, York University’s YSpace or ventureLAB, the our Regional Innovation Centre that builds globally competitive tech titans that build-to-scale from Canada for global markets.
There also four Small Business Enterprise Centres providing business advisory services and training to business owners that are not building technology companies. Makerspaces across the region provide access to 3D printing and other tools and technology to get your innovative design into prototype and testing.
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Career and Workforce Development Tools
We’ve partnered with the Workforce Planning Board of York Region to bring you exciting new interactive tools. These tools will help talent discover career opportunities and assist companies in learning more about talent opportunities present with York Region.
Latest Startup & Innovation News /
- Are You Up For The Single-Use Innovation Challenge?
Apply today to the Single-Use Innovation Challenge for a chance to receive up to $20,000 in funding. - Stronach demonstrates his new micro-mobility vehicle
It’s been two years since Frank Stronach started work on his micro-mobility electric vehicle and while it will still take more time before the SARIT (‘Safe Affordable Reliable Innovative Transport’) is out of the prototype phase, that did not stop the Canadian billionaire from showing off two early models at Parliament Hill on Wednesday. - Innovative post-secondary solutions will help solve Canada’s tech-sector skills shortage
Canada is facing a digital skills shortage that, if left unaddressed, will present a major barrier to business growth across all sectors and industries. As corporate leaders continue facing difficulties recruiting and retaining tech talent, universities in Canada can play a vital role in leading the development and implementation of innovative post-secondary solutions that address existing human resources gaps.
Join the #YRtech Conversation /
#YRtech is the official hashtag of all things tech and innovation in York Region. Want to join in the conversation? Use the hashtag and your post can appear right here on York Link!
"Syntronic sees continued growth with its latest design center in #Markham, [#YorkRegion]… the design centre already employs more than 40 Software & Hardware design engineers supporting customers in the greater Toronto area and North America." #YRtech https://www.yorklink.ca/syntronic-continues-growth-in-greater-toronto-area
Great to see Syntronic continue its growth in Markham. #YRtech #MarkhamIsMore https://buff.ly/3i1ZDXs
#ICYMI
Our Director of Investment Attraction European Markets, JanWillem Gille, was part of the #YRTech interview series @WebSummit: highlighting 🇨🇦 as the place for European businesses to thrive!
To hear his interview & others from #WebSummit👀👇.
#WeAreTorontoRegion🍁
#FlashBackFriday: Missed any of our #YRtech Interviews from #WebSummit? They are now all available in a single playlist over on our YouTube channel!
Go give it a watch and don't forget to subscribe: https://youtu.be/IPpljOLufIw
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YR Innovation Partners
The Regional Municipality of York collaborates with various partners on innovation-related initiative to support the development of York Region’s ecosystem, such as the following organizations:
