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[A&B StartupSource @ABStartupSource]

Firm Partner @randywilliamson was honoured with Innovation York’s inaugural Partner of the Year Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of an individual or organization to Innovation York & the growth of innovation. Read more here: https://t.co/kI60efpff0

[A&B StartupSource @ABStartupSource]

Tomorrow, the top three startups from the 2019 @LaunchYU_York Accelerator program will present their final pitches in competition for our annual StartupSource Market Entry Award. Read more on our blog: https://t.co/7nI3oKFp6V

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

@LaunchYU_York @randywilliamson The top 3 startups, @aydcares, Biosa Technologies and @SUKUvitamins are eligible to win a $12.5k cash prize and ongoing legal support from firm Partner @randywilliamson. To register for Thursdays pitch competition and after party, visit: https://t.co/B8UJFeYucj

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

On Thursday, the top 3 startups from @LaunchYU_York's Accelerator program will present their final pitches for our StartupSource Market Entry Award. Our firm is committed to the ongoing support of entrepreneurs & we are proud to be presenting this award for the 3rd year in a row.

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

We’re proud to sponsor the 6th annual Business of Fashion Conference during @StartupFW! If you are an entrepreneur or work in the industry, join us this Wednesday to network and hear from notable speakers #SFWToronto https://t.co/En3saosUQy

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

Does Your Brand Reflect Your Personality? Having the right branding in place will help distinguish your company from its competitors https://t.co/B8v4TaNi6T #startups @FoundingTO @sabetaip @PetersJess @KelsCcole @Hyrestaff

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

The first major checkpoint in the @FoundingTO program- each founder gave a 3-minute presentation to a panel of FI mentors and received a rating & feedback on the validity of their idea, customer problem, market size, revenue model. @AirdBerlis @airdmcburney #startups

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

The pressure is on for tonight's @FoundingTO founders 🔥 #startups #Entrepreneur

[Aird & Berlis LLP @AirdBerlis]

There’s a healthy mix of nerves and excitement in the air as these @FoundingTO founders begin to pitch their💡ideas to a panel of FI mentors. Good luck to all!

[Sunil Sharma @SunilSharmaCo]

Marketing is a rare skill for tech founders. Tonight @foundingTO we have 4 mentors - 2 of them marketing pros and 2 @techstars CEOs who figured it out along the way - tonight the expertise of @jessapeters from @codeandmortar, @thekelseycole from MVM, @wisksolutions and @hyrestaff

[A&B StartupSource @ABStartupSource]

Female founders drive strong growth in startups. Here are some great resources to help them succeed. https://t.co/erSM3LBgEk #StartupPrograms @StandUpVentures @thebigpushca

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

Here is how you do customer development: start with the statement "walk me through your day" and then just sit back and LISTEN - @BalajiGopalan73 @FoundingTO #startups

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

How do you pitch your startup in 1 minute? Amazing feedback from awesome @FoundingTO mentors @PamelaDraper14 @yossihasson @Christvillam @BalajiGopalan73

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

Ever felt the urge to take a picture while driving, but couldn't unlock the phone in time? You will "soon" be able to use hand gestures to SAFELY take pictures with Futurewei's gesture & gaze visual data acquisition system. #patents #MachineLearning #AI https://t.co/8Lh4qgUrsB

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

Can you: change 1,000,000 lives? Create 100+ jobs? Run it 10+ years? That's the challenge for 50+ #startup founders @FoundingTO #accelerator program orientation

[Founder Institute Canada @FoundingCA]

We really enjoyed our new home @airdmcburney / @AirdBerlis tonight for the launch of Founder Institute #10 in Toronto (#13 if we include Waterloo) @sunil_extreme @TariqHaddadin @KyleACollier @RyanMicheletti

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

9th place trophy for Canada! 35,022 international patent applications were filed in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) in 2017. On top was China with 1,381,594. #patents

[Tony Sabeta @sabetaip]

Finally! The long-awaited report on Canadian FI portfolio companies is here! @airdmcburney is proud to be a partner of @FoundingTO #startups #venturecapital #entrepreneurship https://t.co/OFUD8WNLO9

[Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre @ddqic]

Aaron Bains is a Corporate Finance Associate at @AirdBerlis and a @queensu alumni. He is back at Queen’s today giving a session on Shareholder’s Agreements in the LinQLab!
We are fortunate to partner with Aird & Berlis to provide essential workshops on legal matters for startups.