Kingston, ON — From machine learning that helps restaurant owners fill seats, to an online platform that transforms teachers into lifelong learners, five businesses launched by recent Smith graduates are furthering their growth with support from Queen’s Centre for Business Venturing’s (QCBV) Dare to Dream program.

Kingston, ON – A financial services project at Smith’s Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics (SCCA) has received a $900,000 grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant program. This funding has been matched by Scotiabank for a total $1.8M.

Toronto, ON – The Women in Analytics (WIA) Smith Business Club recently held its second annual Women Inspiring Women Panel.

Kingston, ON – A student team that aims to solve a vexing problem for people with sleep apnea has won top prize at the annual Paul and Tom Kinnear Business Plan Competition.

Kingston, ON – Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, Artsci’78, returned to Queen’s Tuesday to deliver a lecture at Smith School of Business in which he said that Canada’s economy is filled with “untapped potential” that could spur more growth without triggering high inflation.