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Validating your Business Idea: Researching the Problem💡 Online

Before embarking on your venture, understanding the problem you're trying to solve is an important step in validating your business idea. This workshop will introduce you to key research strategies and resources that will support you research your problem

In this workshop, you will:

✅ Understand why it’s important to learn about a problem before trying to solve it

✅ Identify impact gaps between problems and solutions using the Impact Gaps Canvas

✅ Learn where to find information using library resources

✅ Gain essential searching skills using Omni and library databases

Who should attend? TMU students of all disciplines, aspiring entrepreneurs, and innovators looking to ground their ideas with research. In order to access library resources in this workshop, you need to be a current member of TMU, such as a student, Zone member, faculty, instructor or staff.

No prior entrepreneurship experience or venture idea required! If you’re interested in entrepreneurship but don’t have an idea yet, this workshop will be useful in helping you build key research skills using proprietary business databases.

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Date:
Friday, May 15, 2026
Time:
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
campus:
Online
Online:
This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Audience:
  Faculty /Instructors     Graduate Students     TMU Community     Undergraduates  
Categories:
  Badged Workshop     Gather & Analyze Your Research     Innovate  

Registration is required. There are 93 seats available.

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Fiona Kovacaj

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