Venture Connections

Coast Capital Savings commits $1 million to SFU entrepreneurship program

A non-curricular university program that supports student entrepreneurs received a big boost this month with a $1 million donation from Coast Capital Savings. SFU’s Venture Connection program, now renamed to include Coast Capital Savings in its title, accepted the massive investment at a ceremony at the Surrey campus earlier this month. Coast Capital Savings previously contributed $125,000 in seed funding to the program in 2008 and a further $750,000 in 2011. The donation provides significant operational support for the program that does not receive core university funding, according to associate director Janice OBriain. “[Coast Capital Savings] wants to continue supporting…

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