Italia360 is an 8-week incubation program that helps first-generation and Italian heritage student entrepreneurs create innovative and disruptive businesses. At Italia360, students tap into their potential and learn how to develop and market business ideas with the help of other young innovators, industry mentors and successful entrepreneurs. This is an opportunity for students to start real companies and gain experiential learning opportunities to apply what they’ve learnt and solve the world’s biggest problems.This program has been developed in partnership with the Canadian Italian Business & Professional Association Of Toronto (CIBPA), The DMZ and YSpace, York University.

At Italia360, students tap into their potential and learn how to develop and market business ideas with the help of other young innovators, industry mentors and successful entrepreneurs. This is an opportunity for students to start real companies and gain experiential learning opportunities to apply what they’ve learnt and solve the world’s biggest problems.

This program has been developed in partnership with the Canadian Italian Business & Professional Association Of Toronto (CIBPA) and the DMZ.

Application criteria

Students interested in the program must:

• Have at least one team member commit to the program part-time (2-4 hours/week),
• Be entering a higher education institution in the fall or have graduated post-secondary within eight months of the program start dates, AND Be between 18-35 years old,
• Identify as at least one of the following:
  • An immigrant, or
  • A first generation Canadian (child of immigrant), or
  • Having Italian heritage / being of Italian descent
• Have a business or project idea, an existing business or project or the desire to expand and grow the existing business or project.
• Have a driven, coachable, and collaborative team

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