Building Better Founders: AC:Studio’s First Cohort Delivers Big Results
May 8, 2025With $10 million in support from FedDev Ontario, AC:Studio welcomed 100 companies into its inaugural cohort. Over time, that number narrowed to 50,...
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From Ideas to Impact: Stories from the Global Impact Creator Program
April 11, 2025The Global Impact Creator Showcase highlighted groundbreaking innovations and the passionate changemakers driving meaningful, sustainable change....
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April 1, 2025On March 26, 2025, over 200 people joined us for the 2025 AC:Studio Innovation Showcase at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. It was an...
Learn moreUnique alliance between the University of Waterloo and the Accelerator Centre mentors fledgling social impact founders in the business of doing good
January 14, 2025Social impact is set to take centre stage in 2025 as more businesses around the globe seek to prize inclusivity, environmental sustainability, and...
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December 10, 2024The roads may have been covered in snow, but the skies were clear for the first Accelerator Aerospace Showcase on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. A packed...
Learn moreUnlocking Cash Flow Potential: A Comprehensive Guide to SR&ED Financing
October 17, 2023SR&ED financing is not merely an alternative funding option; it's a strategic financial instrument that enables you to manage your cash flow...
Learn moreAC Launches First Investor Month
March 28, 2023To help our founders connect to new opportunities, build early relationships, and start securing investment, we launched our first Investor Month....
Learn moreAn Entrepreneur’s Guide to SEO
December 8, 2022In this week's blog, we're going to dig into SEO – what it is, how it benefits you (and your content), ways to improve your ranking, and how you...
Learn moreWhat makes a great startup idea and how to get started
December 2, 2022How do you get from knowing there’s a better way to becoming a rapidly scaling business? We spoke to a few of our advisors and alumni to find out...
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