Startup and Small Business Events You Don’t Want to Miss in December 2011

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For our newsletter, our team compiles a list of all the events we will be attending for the upcoming month, as well as some additional events we believe useful to the start-up and small business industry. If you missed our newsletter, we will be posting a blog with featured events the first week of every month.

The events we focus on are primarily in Toronto, the GTA, Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo. St. Catharines and Hamilton. Take a look through the events we are suggesting for this month. If you’re hosting an event or have come across one you think we should mention, please feel free to contact us with your suggestions.

Startup Drinks Hamilton
When: December 8, 6 p.m. – late
Where: The Winking Judge, 25 Augusta Street, Hamilton, ON

Startup Drinks provides an open space for entrepreneurs and small business owners to connect and share ideas. There are no presentations or pitches, just conversation and networking. To meet some of the up-and-coming people in the startup community, this is a great event to attend.

Silicon Halton: Why Your Startup isn’t Getting Funded and how to Change it
When: December 13, 7 p.m.
Where: Wendel Clark’s, Oakville, ON

This Silicon Halton event will address the various issues around funding that start-ups face today. A panel of the “best and brightest” minds in the startup scene will expand on this issue and provide feedback on how to deal with it.

Could Your Pitch Use a Facelift? Meet Our Pitch Doctors
When: December 14, 7:30 a.m., 5 p.m.
Where: MaRS Discovery District, 101 College St., Toronto, ON

This is a great event for entrepreneurs looking for advice and tips on how to perfect their pitch.

As an entrepreneur, the pitch doctors will be available to help you identify your strengths and address your weaknesses. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to ask the pitch doctors questions pertaining to investments and investors and in addition, the pitch doctors will provide a range of feedback on your pitch and what type of investment is right for you.

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Startup and Small Business Events You Don’t Want to Miss in December 2011