CEC worked with Twelve Gauge Coatings in the Venture Lab for Skilled Trades, a program funded by the RBC Foundation as part of RBC’s Future Launch initiative. The founder was able to launch his business and generate revenues after the 15-week incubator program. Twelve Gauge Coatings founder, Gage Funkenhauser, also won first prize at the 2023 Wilf Rieck Pitch Day @ Conestoga.