Program – Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship

SPARK Program

SPARK If you’re seeking the right business idea, needing to validate market opportunities, or searching for the right business model for your business…then SPARK is for you!SPARK at SFU’s Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection offers pre-venture services in a self-directed program to help you explore your business idea and better understand your market. Through a […]

#MentorMeet Explore your startup idea with an experienced entrepreneur at any one of our Mentor Meet sessions! You get 10-15 minutes to ask your mentor any questions about your idea / company. These free sessions are offered at all three SFU campuses and are open to the entire SFU community (students, staff, faculty, and recent […]

Four SFU mechatronics alumni from the Charles Chang Institute of Entrepreneurship have won the 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge with their cleantech startup, Moment Energy. The $100,000 investment prize was awarded on June 17, 2021, at the virtual finale. The challenge, hosted by Spring Activator, is a 10-week program that brings together investors looking for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. […]

Venture Connection hosts Venture Prize and Made By SFU, some of Western Canada’s largest entrepreneurial competitions. Many of today’s and tomorrow’s success stories start right here. Coast Capital Venture Connection is the longest-running entrepreneurship program at SFU. We are the university’s flagship, early-stage startup incubator open to students, staff, faculty, and alumni from all disciplines […]

Looking for an exceptional and personalized summer entrepreneurship experience? In Business 406: Startup Accelerator you will receive credit for working on your own startup idea! Don’t have an idea but want the experience? Join as an individual and bring your skills to an existing project. In this highly experiential course, student’s entrepreneurial ideas will undergo […]