The Perfect Platform for Sparking Innovation and Building Your Career

The Platform is a place of innovation and hope for East Village residents. It’s targeted towards entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate leaders. The Platform is a unique parkade called the Platform Park, and within it are many spaces and features that make up the Platform Innovation Centre. The Platform Park includes a bike park and outdoor sport court. While it’s a fun place to rest and get some physical activity all of the real excitement occurs in the Platform Innovation Centre. This centre offers all residents a platform to stoke innovative spirits and aid in connecting with others.

The Platform Innovation Centre is a singular point of access to a wide variety of resources, supports, and programming events. They have multiple ways to help start-ups launch and grow their businesses as well as room to test out prototypes. There are multiple classes, workshops, and seminars for professionals yearning to learn more. It can also be used as a location to search for funding and other opportunities such as networking. Become a member to take advantage of more resources, and if you’re a small business it’s free! If you’re a larger business memberships are $500 a year, but worth the opportunities to give back to your community

The building has many ways to connect a community as they host weekly programs and multiple events. Tech Talent Tuesday provides people with the chance to interact with a rapidly growing company. They can then network and learn about career opportunities in the tech industry. They are also hosting The Small Business Summit of 2022 from October 26-27, 2022 where these small companies can learn to take advantage of digital disruption. They also provide a space for individuals to sign up for peer-to-peer meetings. Here you can discuss topics of interest with like-minded individuals. The Platform Innovation Centre aso has a 10X Future Founders Scholarship providing Grade 12 students with the opportunity to continue pursuing tech and entrepreneurship. 

Overall, the Platform is a space to support and nurture entrepreneurs of all ages interested in developing their career in technology. It’s a place for those experienced to mentor and give back to the community, and a shelter for young minds to expand and push their limits. The Platform gives East Village residents the resources to strive for perfection and the hope that they can make a difference.