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December 20, 2024
Conestoga ranked among Canada’s top research colleges

Conestoga placed among the Top 20 research colleges in Canada for the sixth consecutive year in the annual rankings by...


December 1, 2024
Conestoga entrepreneurs compete at annual pitch competition

On November 21, Flash Reality Inc., led by Andres Otalvaro and John Higuera, won first place at the college’s Pitch...


November 29, 2024
Inaugural SheMeansBusiness event connects business students with alumni

Conestoga’s School of Business hosted its first SheMeansBusiness event aimed at inspiring and empowering women and gender minorities by fostering...


November 29, 2024
Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective secures up to $1.75 million to incubate 300 tech ventures through partnership with Communitech

Funding will be used to launch two new initiatives dedicated to nurturing early-stage tech companies and developing new ventures....


November 29, 2024
New program gives students work-learning placements to explore entrepreneurship

The Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective (CEC) is leading a new initiative at the college that will give students meaningful, hands-on experiences...


September 18, 2024
Alumni launch AI-powered tool for property managers with help from Conestoga Venture Lab

Property managers and realtors who need help managing requests for information can enlist a revolutionary AI-powered platform designed by Kitchener-based...


June 28, 2024
Student entrepreneurs awarded grants through new CSI and CEC partnership

A new award for entrepreneurs through the Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective (CEC) launched this year by Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI)....


June 12, 2024
Conestoga entrepreneurs win Community Venture Award

Three Conestoga entrepreneurs have been honoured with the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The winning companies are HOOD,...


June 10, 2024
Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective celebrates five-year anniversary

The ground-breaking Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective (CEC) celebrated its fifth anniversary, as well as the many Conestoga community members empowered to...


November 17, 2022
Community Venture Awards presented to Conestoga entrepreneurs

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...


November 15, 2022
Conestoga entrepreneurs compete at annual pitch competition

On October 26, Conestoga Administrative Business Management graduate Polly Gomides, co-founder of Escala Solutions, finished first place with a $5,000...


October 12, 2022
Conestoga opens new innovation lab at Communitech

Conestoga has opened a new innovation lab at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener. As part of the Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective,...


May 2, 2022
Conestoga entrepreneurs launch watch brand that supports mental health

Aundrea Johnson, a graduate of Conestoga’s BBA - Accounting, Audit, Information Technology program, and her business partner Sebastian Wasilik, recently...


November 4, 2021
New award supports diversity in entrepreneurship

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...


November 1, 2021
Conestoga entrepreneurs compete at annual pitch competition

On October 28, Conestoga graduates Urim Aliu, Stephen McCabe and Patrick Wilken, the team behind the mobile app KWKLY, finished...


August 13, 2021
Conestoga to support Black entrepreneurship programs

The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR), in partnership with local organizations and post-secondary institutions including the Conestoga Entrepreneurship...


August 6, 2021
New freelancing micro-credential begins this September

Inspired by the Conestoga Gig Lab, Canada's first and only business incubator for freelance entrepreneurs, a new micro-credential starting this...


February 28, 2021
Students develop assistive devices for pitch competition

Second-year students in Conestoga’s Occupational Therapist Assistant & Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA & PTA) program developed assistive devices as part of...


January 31, 2021
Gig Lab freelancers present at showcase

Conestoga’s Gig Lab hosted a showcase in December to introduce and celebrate its fall 2020 cohort -- a group of...


December 18, 2020
Design student launches mental wellness kit

Taylor Jackson, a fourth-year Bachelor of Design student, has launched Press Pause - a start-up that focuses on youth mental...


November 11, 2020
Conestoga graduate wins pitch competition

Jolene MacDonald, a 1999 Graphic Design graduate and 2016 Conestoga Alumni of Distinction honouree, finished first place with a $5,000...


September 11, 2020
Gig Lab celebrates first cohort

Freelance entrepreneurs showcased their new ventures through an online event hosted by Conestoga’s Gig Lab on August 18. The cohort...


November 21, 2019
Conestoga entrepreneur uses co-op to launch startup

A co-op work term helped Christina Vanderkooy embrace her entrepreneurial spirit. The 2019 IT Innovation and Design graduate launched a...