The results are in and our 2024 Skyscraper Challenge winners are Jay and Drashiti, with a 55″ monster tower.

The Student Entrepreneur National Competition is one of the largest national programs to focus solely on full-time post-secondary student entrepreneurs in Canada. It recognizes and rewards student entrepreneurs from across the country for their dedication and ambition, while offering support to ensure the success of their business.

Collide VALIDATE! is a six-week, in-person program that will help participants critically test and refine their entrepreneurial ideas. They’ll connect with other aspiring entrepreneurs, explore the nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas, and receive a $500 stipend to help them decide whether to pause, pivot, or push their idea forward.

Spark wants to discover and support early, high-potential, knowledge-based businesses, while inspiring entrepreneurial activity across the province. Winners of the competition receive up to $50,000 plus guidance from top business professionals to help turn their stories into successful enterprises.

The BMO Apex Startup Challenge invites students entrepreneurs from across Canada to compete at the largest competition of its kind in Atlantic Canada. The Apex experience extends beyond the competitive events, where competitors will be engaged in training workshops, networking opportunities with judges, potential investors and future employers. Teams will pitch their ideas to successful business leaders to win $30,000 in prizes.

The CBU Design Cube provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to several of the modern creative technologies used in industry around the world. Our Design Cube features laser cutting, 3D modelling, printing and robotics technology which allows students to have a hands on introduction to these future technologies. The cube is mobile and will be featured around the university, staffed by student guides and facilitators.

Artificial Intelligence is here and affecting our professional and private lives in meaningful ways. Come together with local experts in technology and AI to discuss the opportunities for Cape Breton business. June 25.

HEALTH INNOVATION 2024

Do you have a great idea for an innovation in the Health Industry? Students will have the opportunity to bring an innovative health related business idea forward for a chance to win prize money totaling $5000.

Cape Breton University, Dalhousie Innovates and CEED, are partnering with the Island Sandbox to bring the Collide program to Cape Breton the weekend of September 27. Check back on September 6th for further information on application and enrolment.

Are you an international student thinking about owning your own business? Review the live stream of our June workshop and learn about opportunities for investing in an established business. Learn how managing and buying an established business affects your PR application, and talk about the legal and financial issues involved in succession and investment.

Are you interested in learning more about the options available to you for funding or financing you startup or small business venture? Join us and our guest panel on Monday, October 23 to learn about financing and funding small business and startup ventures.

The Island Sandbox is celebrating the success of our prototype pop-up grocery store concept, a part of the Nova Nourishment project.

Super-power the development of your idea with the power of AI. Learn about the newest AI tech, how to generate business ideas and implement the new AI inspired business model with rapid prototyping.

Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a crowdsourcing tool that can be used for anything from conducting simple data validation and research to more subjective tasks like survey participation, content moderation, and more.