Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Changemaking

At Laurier, we believe that entrepreneurship education doesn't just prepare you to start a business – it prepares you to thrive in uncertainty, to create value anywhere and to lead change rather than react to it. 

Whether you want to start a business or you just want to be prepared with future-proof skills for the new world of work, engaging with the innovation, entrepreneurship and changemaking ecosystem at Laurier will prepare you for success.

Changemaker Hub

The Changemaker Hub houses a community of students actively engaged in making positive change in the world. The Hub is home to Laurier’s award-winning Enactus team and welcomes all like-minded, passionate students who want to make a difference.

Join other Laurier Changemakers as you Learn – building your toolkit to make positive change, Try – volunteering in community events and applying your skills at competitions, and Do – accessing support to create ventures that make a real impact in the world. While located on the Waterloo campus, students from all campuses are welcome to join.

Earth Suds team
Makerspace students with projects

Library Makerspace

At the Library Makerspace on the Waterloo campus you’ll find a group of people who keenly make things while learning and teaching hands-on skills across a wide variety of disciplines. The Makerspace is most interested in helping you make the things you want to make, and helping you learn new skills.

If you want to unleash your imagination and your creativity – and see where it takes you – this is the place. Fellow makers can learn, teach, complete course projects, and connect with fellow creatives. No experience required: just curiosity.

Science Maker Lab

The Science Maker Lab on the Waterloo campus is a place where you can be supported with the equipment and tools to create physical prototypes, audio and video materials, and electronics/microprocessor coding.

In the fully equipped workshop and studio, staff with real-world experience and highly trained student assistants will provide you with 1:1 support to help you create materials to support a business venture, explore and communicate your ideas, or invent a solution to a problem that doesn’t currently exist. Let’s make it happen.

Science Maker Lab project
StartUp Lab Waterloo doors

StartUp Lab

The StartUp Lab, operating on the Waterloo, Brantford and Milton campuses, empowers students, alumni, and community members by providing education, resources, and experiences that inspire innovation.

By joining the StartUp Lab you will be guided through the Discover, Idea, Build and Growth phases of your startup business and provided with access to guidance from experienced mentors, structured support to build a solid foundation, and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs with which to share insights, challenges and successes.

Contact Us

Changemaker Hub

E: changemaker@wlu.ca  

Library Makerspace

Darin White, Library Experiential Learning Spaces Coordinator

E: dawhite@wlu.ca

Science Maker Lab

E: ScienceMakerLab@wlu.ca

StartUp Lab

Waterloo and Milton

E: startuplab@wlu.ca

Brantford

E: startuplabbrantford@wlu.ca