Exploriem.org is a registered Canadian Not-For-Profit Professional Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs Organization. The Organization, founded in 2004, appeals not only to entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs but also intrapreneurs and high achievers interested in participating in helping to shape the technological, economic and sociological future. Our goal is to mentor, teach, perform research, conduct events, provide early stage funding and office/incubator space to assist in the furtherance of entrepreneurship in Ontario and around the globe.

Upcoming Events:

Elevator Pitch Competition to be held in conjunction with the Entrepreneurs Club:
Feb. 2, 2011, 4 pm to 7 pm. University of Ottawa.

How to organize your personal financial life and creditor proof yourself (for entrepreneurs)
Saturday July 24th from noon to 1:30 pm
Foundation Private Wealth Management
1101 Prince of Wales Dr. Suite 115, Ottawa ON
Cell: 613-698-8178 (Mark Sherboneau, Financial Advisor, and Susan Tataryn, lawyer and CA)
Subject Matter:
a. own your own home (in the name of the spouse/partner with the lowest risk level);
b. own a PHC (Personal Holding Company) in the names of your immediate family;
c. the PHC to own your shares in any operating companies and real estate companies;
d. the last leg of your portfolio is made up of financial assets that are: 1. LOCKED IN, 2. CREDITOR PROOFED;
e. become tax efficient.
To reserve, contact: Ms. Jessica Firestone 613.422.6757 x 214 or jfirestone@partnersadvantage.ca

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Recent Events:

Wed. March 3rd, 2010, 4 to 7 pm, Tabaret Hall 325: Exploriem.org and Telfer School of Management Business Model Competition

Sunday March 7th, 2010, 1 to 4 pm, Tabaret Hall 325: University of Ottawa Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition

Media Release: Wes Nicol Competition Winners 2010

"I've always envisioned playing by my own rules, working on the things that interest me most, and making a difference-all the while getting paid for it. Turns out there is a name for that: entrepreneurship. Thanks to my mentor, Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, the entrepreneur within me has been unleashed, and I have learned key concepts such as bootstrapping, business modeling, and guerrilla marketing.

With the help of Dr. Firestone's Exploriem.org, I have been given the opportunity to receive mentoring, free office space, as well as early stage funding for my budding business. This organization is a fantastic initiative that I am honoured to be part of, and that I strongly recommend for other student entrepreneurs," Daniel Beauchamp, CTO, Avitu.com. Ottawa, Canada. June 2010.

"I've always wanted be an entrepreneur. Thanks to Dr. Bruce Firestone my mind has been opened up to the degree to which entrepreneurs can create large projects. Now, all I do is think big and long term. Prof Bruce has done it and I can do it too. He has been an inspiration to me. Every time I drive by the Scotiabank Place, I'm blown away by the complexity involved with the founding the Ottawa Senators and their arena. He also invited me to a meeting with himself and MPP Bob Chiarelli, where they spoke of projects that would make this City better still. In short, Dr. Firestone always says that entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs because they believe they can create more interesting work for themselves than others can create for them; being part of the Exploreim.org business incubator program has gotten me thinking about what I want my life's work to be," Siavosh Noruziaan, Empire Fence and Deck, Ottawa, Canada. June 2010. (http://empirefencesanddecks.com/)

"Being involved with Exploriem.org and its incubator program has allowed my business to grow. In particular, working with Professor Bruce Firestone, as my mentor, has helped me find opportunities, develop advanced business models and plan and execute the first year of my business. This was especially true at the early startup stage where the technology was just being developed and as we moved towards testing. As a result, we turned an early stage venture into a company that delivers real value.

Specifically, Prof Bruce helped conceptualize and add a social media aspect to UCoursePack.com. With the addition of this concept, we were able to develop a next generation learning management system designed to allow for a level of collaboration and knowledge sharing between students and instructors never before possible. Now every notes that every student writes about course material can be seen by all other students in that class and the instructor can add his or her notes in real time too. We are currently working with the Schulich Executive Education Center at York to pilot our state of the art course pack software, completely digital for the iPad as well as PCs," Craig Schoen, President, UCoursePack.com and Kijiji-Feed.com, 613-292-3826.

Unconventional Mentoring: Mission Statement: The Ottawa Committee of 67's mission is to mentor any start up or existing business, not-for-profit and NGO either in Ottawa-Gatineau or persons or organizations thinking about coming to Ottawa-Gatineau; to give them a hand up and to make our City a better place to live, work and play. For More Info.


Algonquin College Students may apply for acceptance to the Exploriem.org Enterprise Centre through the College at: Innovation & Special Projects.

To Be Announced

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is a national charity that provides persons aged 18-34, who have a great business idea but are unable to access funds through traditional sources, with start-up loans and other business resources to create and sustain their own successful business.

For more information, contact: Mairi Miller at mmiller@ocri.ca at the OCRI Entrepreneurship Centre.


Apply now to the Lead to Win program: it's free to accepted applicants. For people who want to start innovative tech enterprises, this is a superb opporunity. For more information, click here.

Take the ECQ Test: Determine your Entrepreneurialist Culture Quotient

Read our Entrepreneurship Blog: EQ Journal Blog

Support for the Stanley Cup Monument and Hockey Historian, Paul Kitchen

Annual Business Model Competition

Annual Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition

Entrepreneurs Handbook

Personal Home Page of Bruce Firestone: Dramatis Personae

Real Estate Advice: Ottawa Real Estate News

Follow Bruce Firestone on OBJ:

Magic from a Hat Lecture Series: Malcolm Gladwell’s 2009 lecture at the NAC. Malcolm is one of the world’s leading authorities on what psychological forces are at work in terms of making a person successful in any field of endeavour. He is a fine writer (The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers: The Story of Success), contributor to the New Yorker and speaker. Notes from lecture:

http://www.eqjournalblog.com/?p=268

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