{"id":15102,"date":"2025-10-01T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/?p=15102"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:16:53","slug":"2025-acce-young-entrepreneur-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/2025-acce-young-entrepreneur-event\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 ACCE Young Entrepreneur Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 27, 2025 (Thursday)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 ACCE Young Entrepreneur Event &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>R&amp;D Refunds &amp; Other Magical Things<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever built something innovative, fixed a complex technical problem, or just tried something new that might blow up (in a good way)\u2026 there\u2019s a decent chance you qualify for SR&amp;ED \u2014 Canada\u2019s Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit program.\u00a0The problem? Most entrepreneurs either don\u2019t know about it, think they don\u2019t qualify, or tried once and never looked back.\u00a0That\u2019s where this panel comes in.\u00a0Join us for an interactive and founder-friendly session designed to demystify the SR&amp;ED program. You\u2019ll hear straight talk and<strong>\u00a0real stories from\u00a0Karen O\u2019Leary from File &amp; Claim \/ KSO Grants<\/strong>\u00a0and startup\u00a0founders who\u2019ve survived and rewarded with successfully\u00a0processed claims. Whether you\u2019re just curious or thinking about your next claim or even other funding programs, you\u2019ll walk away with tangible tips and unexpected insights.<\/p>\n<p>Panel Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What actually qualifies for SR&amp;ED (it\u2019s more than you think)<\/li>\n<li>How to avoid the most common pitfalls that kill claims<\/li>\n<li>Whether to go DIY or bring in a grant whisperer<\/li>\n<li>How to stack SR&amp;ED with other grants and incentives<\/li>\n<li>What CRA reviewers really want in your technical narrative<\/li>\n<li>How to build SR&amp;ED thinking into your startup or development strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presented by the ACCE Young Entrepreneur Group, VELOCITY is a forum that brings together subject matter experts and entrepreneurs of all stripes to spark business collaboration and propel opportunity. Serving equal parts of inspiration and super-charged connecting, join us for an evening that will unleash your inner entrepreneurial warrior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 27, 2025 (Thursday)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6:30pm Registration, Refreshments &amp; Networking<br \/>\n7:15pm Event Starts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karen-O-s-Bio-w-photo_V1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karen-O-s-Bio-w-photo_V1.pdf\">Karen O\u2019 Leary<\/a><\/strong> , Partner and SR&amp;ED Consultant at <a href=\"https:\/\/fileandclaim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/fileandclaim.com\/\">File &amp; Claim<\/a>, President\/Lead Grant Specialist at KSO Grants<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christian-gauvin-8505614\/?originalSubdomain=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christian-gauvin-8505614\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Christian Gauvin<\/a><\/strong>, Owner of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facoteck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facoteck.com\/\">Fa\u00e7oteck<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raji-Kalra-bio.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Raji-Kalra-bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc\"><strong>Raji Kalra<\/strong><\/a>, CEO at Voice Model<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Andrew-Aldworth.pdf\"><strong>Andrew Aldworth<\/strong><\/a>, Technical Consultant at File&amp;Claim<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/humben\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/humben\/\">Benjamin Hum<\/a><\/strong>, Chair of ACCE Young Entrepreneur Committee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong><br \/>\nNational Bank ShowBox, the exchange tower lobby<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 130 King St W, Toronto, ON M5X 2A2<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEES:<\/strong><br \/>\n$30 per person (HST included) \u2013 ACCE Members and Partners<br \/>\n(Members of ACCE and Partners may bring 1 guest for free)<br \/>\n$30 per person (HST included) \u2013 Non-members<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support! All tickets are sold out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>INQUIRY:<\/strong> Please call (905)479-2802 or email: membership@acce.ca<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Young-Entrepreneur-flyer_V7.png\">Event Poster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Organized by: ACCE<br \/>\nEvent Sponsor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.ca\">National Bank of Canada<\/a><br \/>\nService Sponsors: File &amp; Claim Inc.,\u00a0KSO Grants<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: November 27, 2025 (Thursday)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15102"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15431,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15102\/revisions\/15431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}