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We’re getting ready to launch a series of Leanstack workshops to help you validate ideas, sharpen your business model, and focus on what matters most.
These sessions are hands-on, practical, and designed to help you make real progress in your business.

Join the waitlist to get early access once dates open.

The Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre (HBEC) and The Sandbox are teaming up to host HBEC Mentor Mash, a high-energy event connecting ambitious founders with powerhouse mentors who’ve been there, done that, and built it.

Meet Chantale from the Barrie Public Library and discover free business tools, research databases, and resources that can help you grow and save time. Drop in, ask questions, and see how the library can support your business journey.

This group is for ambitious women ready to go deeper, not just in their careers, but in how they lead, grow, and support one another. Now capped at 12 participants, each session is fully facilitated to ensure powerful discussions, accountability, and a space where shared experience fuels real progress. This is where women in business get unstuck and move forward.

Sandbox Whiteboarding: AI in Action Jam Session
AI in the trenches, not in theory.

Join us for a fast-paced, peer-driven jam where founders and business leaders show how they’re using AI tools to save time, cut costs, and get results. Expect live demos, practical takeaways, and collaborative energy. No hype, just real-world AI in action.

Join us for the rescheduled date for the Enso Mindset Sandbox Takeover and the official book launch of Enso: A Tree Still Grows, presented by Anette Lan, Founder and Author.

This is the last regular social hour / social hour take-over of the 2025 year.

Introducing our newest workshop series: Roundtables! It’s a chance to learn directly from marketing experts and gain real value from their insights while swapping ideas and sharing challenges with other entrepreneurs.​ This​ Marketing Roundtable is an extension of our Marketing Peer Circle and a true peer-to-peer conversation for founders.​ You’ll pick up practical marketing insights while connecting with other entrepreneurs who get what you’re facing.​

It’s time to celebrate another incredible year of collaboration, innovation, community, and creativity at the Sandbox! Join us for our annual Holiday Party, an evening filled with music, great food, and festive energy. We’re inviting our Member & Partner Community to come together and toast the season with good company, festive vibes, and plenty of laughter. Let’s wrap up the year by celebrating the connections and achievements that make our ecosystem so special. There’s no better way to close out the year than coming together to celebrate with the business community.

What does it really mean to be a visionary organization and not just in words, but in action?

Join us for a high energy SBX Whiteboarding Session led by Rob Mallette, strategic leadership expert and founder of PoolZenia, as we roll up our sleeves and explore how to build a company vision that actually guides decision making, strengthens culture, and fuels long term growth.

First Wednesday of the month | 9:30–11:00am.

Facilitated, small-group sessions focused on meaningful peer connection and leadership growth.

Welcome to our SBX Roundtables! It’s a chance to learn directly from marketing experts and gain real value from their insights while swapping ideas and sharing challenges with other entrepreneurs.​ This​ Marketing Roundtable is an extension of our Marketing Peer Circle and a true peer-to-peer conversation for founders.​ You’ll pick up practical marketing insights while connecting with other entrepreneurs who get what you’re facing.​

Sandbox Social Hours are relaxed networking gatherings designed to strengthen relationships within the entrepreneurial and innovation community. These events create space for authentic connection, conversation, and collaboration among founders, entrepreneurs, and supporters of the regional ecosystem.