Sprout Up Toronto November – GEW edition

Sprout Up is a free monthly event for forward-thinking Toronto area entrepreneurs to gather and mind-meld. A great chance for startups around the city to get friendly, discuss current trends, and network in a casual, open, and focused setting. Attendees will walk away with new insights, new friends and actionable ideas for their businesses.

Join us on November 18th for a special Global Entrepreneurship Week Sprout Up! The theme is youth entrepreneurship. Guest speaker Matthew Corrin will be talking about how he grew his business & how he’s using social media to spread the word; and the presenting startups will all be current student entrepreneurs.

Event details: 
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 
Time: 6pm-9pm 
Place: The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St, Yorkville, Toronto

Guest Speaker: 
Matthew Corrin, Freshii

Participating startups: 
Student entrepreneurs – Elephant Tale, others TBA

For more information contact Erin at erin@sprouter.com.

Join us & be a part of our Sprout Up! It’s going to be a fabulous night of invaluable insights, new & old friends, & of course your lovely hosts from Sprouter (www.sprouter.com).

Matthew Corrin of Freshii

Matthew Corrin bio: 
Matthew Corrin is the founder and CEO of Freshii Inc. a 16-unit healthy and eco-friendly restaurant chain focused on fresh food, custom built, fast. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree, Matthew headed to New York City to work with David Letterman, and then as the Public Relations and Marketing Manager for fashion icon Oscar de La Renta. Corrin opened his first Freshii restaurant in Toronto at the beginning of 2005 and won the prestigious ARC award for National Innovative Retail Concept of the Year. Freshii locations can be found in Chicago and Toronto with new stores opening in Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, and Austria in 2010. Corrin currently lives in Toronto with his wife Kate and 2 year old daughter Annie. Between a young child and rapidly growing company, Matthew is proud to have mastered the art of a 5 hour/night sleep.

RSVP: On Sprouter here, or on the Meetup page here, to ensure you get your connection name badge.