A $500,000 donation will benefit student entrepreneurs at Mount Allison University in Sackville.
Deputy Chief of TD Bank Group Frank McKenna made the virtual funding announcement.
“TD has been a proud supporter of Mount Allison University since 1999, and our roots in Atlantic Canada run deep, with nearly 3,000 colleagues across the region,”McKenna says. “That’s why I’m proud to announce our support of the TD Entrepreneurial Thinking Incubator Program that will help support innovation and open new doors right in our own backyard, so that our communities cannot just survive, but thrive.”
The Venture Space MtA Entrepreneurial Thinking Incubator provides reference materials, personalized access to mentors and experts, and coaching support for students to develop, catalyze, and test social and commercial entrepreneurial ideas, potentially bringing those ideas to market or the community.
This will mean additional student opportunities for entrepreneur projects.
The program is overseen by the University’s Office of Experiential Learning and Career Development in collaboration with other initiatives and programs designed to enrich and support student entrepreneurial endeavours and career preparation.
Along with a new mentorship network and coaching programs, the new funding includes TD Ignite Grants, providing for students’ additional opportunities and supports for budding entrepreneurial projects.
Several Mount Allison students have already benefitted from the program, participating in The Pitch, a Dragon’s Den-styled event where students have the opportunity to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges.
