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This video introduces entrepreneurs to the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) and its strategic integration into business plans, emphasizing its importance in creating market advantages and attracting investors. It also highlights the ElevateIP Alberta Program, detailing its benefits, resources, and steps to connect with ecosystem providers to support IP and growth strategies for startups.

ElevateIP Alberta in collaboration with Catapult Startups are delivering a series of info sessions designed to educate and assist New Canadian(Immigrants, Newcomers, and Refugees) Entrepenuers in managing, leveraging and protecting their intellectual property.

ElevateIP Alberta is delivered on behalf of the University of Calgary, by Innovate Calgary and Economic Development Lethbridge, with support from Catapult Startups. ElevateIP Recipient, a program of innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

About the Elevate IP Program

Event Schedule

New Events Coming Soon

Unlocking IP for Lethbridge Businesses

IN PERSON EVENT
November 26
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Every founder has ideas, but not every founder knows how to identify their intellectual property (IP) or communicate it in a way that excites clients and investors. IP is more than legal protection, it’s a signal of value, defensibility, and long-term growth. This interactive session hosted by Catapult Startups, helps business leaders, founders, and entrepreneurs turn innovations into investable assets.

You’ll learn to spot the hidden IP in your technology, processes, and brand, then translate it into a crisp, investor-ready message. The program blends education with hands-on work: a mini-workshop on mapping your IP, followed by a practical exercise to draft your one-sentence IP positioning statement.

​What You’ll Learn:

  • ​How to quickly identify hidden IP across product, process, data, and brand.
  • The difference between patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and data rights—and when each makes strategic sense.
  • ​How investors read IP as a signal of traction, moat, and scalability.
  • ​IP Inventory Checklist for your business or startup.
    ​How to write a one-sentence IP positioning statement tailored for investors.

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Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, business owners, students, immigrants, newcomers, refugees, and founders looking to grow and protect their business ideas.

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Unlocking IP for Small Business Owners

ONLINE EVENT
November 27
3 pm to 4 pm

Catapult Startups, in collaboration with ElevateIP Alberta, invites you to a practical and interactive webinar on intellectual property (IP). Designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners. This session breaks down what IP is, why it matters, and how you can identify it within your own business.
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​What You’ll Learn:
  • ​What intellectual property (IP) is and why it’s critical for your business growth.
  • ​The importance of protecting and leveraging IP.
  • ​How to identify your unique IP assets.
  • ​Hands-on guidance through a mini workshop to uncover potential IP in your business.

​​Who Should Attend: Entrepreneurs, immigrants, newcomers, refugees, business owners, and tech founders.
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Unlocking IP for New Canadians: Starting a Business in Canada

ONLINE EVENT
DECEMBER 4
3 pm to 4 pm

​New to Canada and thinking about starting a business? Join Catapult Startups and ElevateIP Alberta for a practical, hands-on session on how to identify, protect, and leverage your intellectual property (IP) in Canada.

​Guest speaker Julian Dobre, IP Lawyer, will walk through Canadian IP basics—trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets—using simple language and real small-business examples. You’ll complete a mini IP-mapping exercise for your own idea and leave with concrete next steps and resources.

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​What you will learn in this session:

  • ​Understand what IP is and why it matters for growth
  • ​​The difference between patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and data rights—and when each makes strategic sense.
  • ​​Intellectual Property Inventory Checklist for your business or startup.
  • ​​How to write a one-sentence Intellectual
  • Property positioning statement tailored for investors, banks, and government organizations.​

 

Who should attend: People new to Canada (immigrants, newcomers, refugees) who are starting or interested in starting a business.

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