About Innovation Sprint:
Innovation Sprint is a four-hour event that brings a business and keen, creative students together to generate ideas and solutions to business problems.
During the Innovation Sprint, participants:
- engage in time-sensitive bursts of intensive problem-solving and developing business solutions;
- receive insightful resources and mentorship helping them address business challenges;
- learn how to facilitate rapid and effective outputs to challenges they may face in their business. This is a unique entrepreneurial experience that can be translated into their own chosen fields;
- collaborate with students from across Atlantic Canada from various faculties and disciplines.
Prizes:
At the end of the Sprint, businesses choose winning teams: first-place winners get $1,000, second place get $700, and third place get $300.
Business of the month: East Coast Dog
East Coast Dog is a Halifax-based pet services company dedicated to keeping dogs happy, healthy, and looking their best. Specializing in professional dog grooming, reliable dog walking, and a carefully curated retail shop, they provide everything busy dog parents need under one roof.