Looking for fresh ideas, extra capacity, or new ways to move your business forward? Join us at FutureForge: Industry Connect, hosted by the WIL Services and the Chiu School of Business at Bow Valley College, for an afternoon focused on real solutions for real business challenges. This showcase brings together industry partners, faculty, and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) services to highlight our new Business Projects experiential learning program, designed to support local businesses with integrated, practical solutions. Through this program, student teams work across disciplines, including Accounting, Supply Chain, Risk & Insurance, and Human Resources, to help businesses tackle challenges, explore opportunities, and scale effectively. In partnership with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable and with support from the Government of Canada, we're making this opportunity accessible to businesses like yours. Why Attend? ✓ Access Fresh Perspectives – Student teams bring creative, unbiased approaches to your business challenges ✓ Get Real Solutions – Practical, actionable strategies from cross-disciplinary teams ✓ Build Industry Connections – Network with fellow business leaders and faculty experts ✓ Explore Low-Risk Partnerships – Collaborate with vetted student teams on real projects ✓ Support Local Talent – Invest in developing the next generation of business professionals What You'll Experience Live project showcases and case studies from successful collaborations One-on-one conversations with student teams and faculty Insights into how other businesses are solving similar challenges Information on how to submit your own business project How WIL Services will help you identify and solve your problems Come! We'll help you Forge your Future!
Looking for fresh ideas, extra capacity, or new ways to move your business forward?
Join us at FutureForge: Industry Connect, hosted by the WIL Services and the Chiu School of Business at Bow Valley College, for an afternoon focused on real solutions for real business challenges.
This showcase brings together industry partners, faculty, and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) services to highlight our new Business Projects experiential learning program, designed to support local businesses with integrated, practical solutions.
Through this program, student teams work across disciplines, including Accounting, Supply Chain, Risk & Insurance, and Human Resources, to help businesses tackle challenges, explore opportunities, and scale effectively.
In partnership with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable and with support from the Government of Canada, we're making this opportunity accessible to businesses like yours.
Why Attend?
✓ Access Fresh Perspectives – Student teams bring creative, unbiased approaches to your business challenges
✓ Get Real Solutions – Practical, actionable strategies from cross-disciplinary teams
✓ Build Industry Connections – Network with fellow business leaders and faculty experts
✓ Explore Low-Risk Partnerships – Collaborate with vetted student teams on real projects
✓ Support Local Talent – Invest in developing the next generation of business professionals
What You'll Experience
Live project showcases and case studies from successful collaborations
One-on-one conversations with student teams and faculty
Insights into how other businesses are solving similar challenges
Information on how to submit your own business project
How WIL Services will help you identify and solve your problems
Come! We'll help you Forge your Future!
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