Entrepreneurship
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Op-Ed
Canada’s AI Ecosystem Is Ready to Compete. Now Let’s Build to Win
Rachel Zimmer
Co-Founder & CEO
Simple Ventures
Lucy Hargreaves
Co-Founder & CEO
Build Canada
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Op-Ed
Canada’s Growth Strategy Must Support Women-Led Businesses
Sonia Prashar
President & Founder
spPR Inc
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Op-Ed
Canada’s Economic Growth Strategy: How to Create a Stronger Future for All
Candace Laing
President & CEO
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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Op-Ed
Why Canada Should Back Employee Ownership Trusts for the Long Term
Jon Shell
Chair
Social Capital Partners
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Op-Ed
Canada’s Creative Renaissance: A Call to Action for Agentic AI
Shahrzad Rafati
Founder & CEO
RHEI
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Op-Ed
Crisis Makes the Choice for Us, and Creativity Is the Way Out
Saeed Zeinali
Founder & CEO
NextStars
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Op-Ed
Reversing Brain Drain: What Canada Must Do Now to Lead and Win
Gideon Hayden
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Leaders Fund
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Op-Ed
Future-Proofing Canada: SMEs, Skills, and Capital for Tomorrow’s Economy
Kookai Chaimahawong
Executive Director
Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, UBC Sauder
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Op-Ed
Indigenous Wealth Creation from Seed to Success
Michele Young-Crook
Co-Founder
Rezolution Summit
Janice L. Gladue
Co-Founder
Rezolution Summit
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Op-Ed
Cultivating a Culture of Innovation to Lead Canada Into the Next Decade
Andrew Haughian
Partner
Pangaea Ventures
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Op-Ed
The Future of Entrepreneurship in Canada: Innovation, Jobs, and Growth
Peter-Paul Van Hoeken
Founder and CEO
FrontFundr
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Op-Ed
The Future is Founder-Led: Canada’s Path to Global Innovation
Rachel Rodrigues
Program Director
EY Canada Entrepreneur Of The Year
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Op-Ed
Canadian Entrepreneurs Can Build Anything With the Right Start
Shael Weinreb
Founder and CEO
The Home Equity Partners
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Op-Ed
Closing Canada’s Productivity Gap: Unlocking SME Potential Through Practical AI
Cinzia Bazzo
Managing Director
Sage Canada
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Op-Ed
Think Like Owners: Why Canada Must Stop Giving Its Future Away
Allen Lau
Co-Founder and Operating Partner
Two Small Fish Ventures
Praveen Varshney
Principal
Varshney Capital Corp.
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Op-Ed
You Can’t Champion Canadian SMEs While Maintaining the Status Quo
Kevin Kliman
Co-Founder
Humi
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Op-Ed
“Canada Strong” Needs a Strong Indigenous Economy
Senator PJ Prosper
Mi’kmaw lawyer
Nova Scotia
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Op-Ed
Money as Nutrients
Teara Fraser
Founder and CEO
Iskwew Air
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Op-Ed
The Next Frontier for Black Founders: Thriving Beyond the Backlash Against DEI
Yinka Adesesan
Black Innovation Programs Manager
DMZ
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Op-Ed
Boosting Canada’s Innovation Performance Will Fuel Our Economic Future
Ferhan Bulca
Director
Maple Leaf Angels
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Op-Ed
How Artificial Intelligence Enhances Efficiency and Productivity in Business
Brian Veloso
Managing Director
SAP Concur Canada
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Op-Ed
How to Achieve Pre-Seed Funding Success
Vasyl Soloshchuk
CEO
INSART
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Op-Ed
AI Advantage: Why Women Entrepreneurs Are Key to Canada’s Tech Leadership
Sonia Sarrami
Director of AI Innovation
NAAAP Toronto
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Op-Ed
Have We Been Looking for Economic Growth in All the Wrong Places?
Dawn Desjardins
Chief Economist
Deloitte Canada
Stephen Tapp
Chief Economist
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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Op-Ed
6 Things Black Entrepreneurs in Canada Need to Break Barriers
Tiffany Callender
Co-Founder and CEO
FACE
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Op-Ed
The Unfulfilled Promises of CUSMA: Unfair Regulations Hinder Indigenous Businesses
Mario Castillo
Founder
Scitlalli
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Op-Ed
Unlocking Canada’s Potential: 8 Ways to Boost Productivity and Entrepreneurship
Chandrashekar LSP
Managing Director
Zoho Canada
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Op-Ed
How Deep Tech Startups in Canada Can Rise Above the Funding Drought
Thomas Park
Partner and Lead
BDC Deep Tech Fund
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Op-Ed
It’s Time for Feminist Entrepreneurship to Be the Powerhouse It Can Be
Andrea Gunraj
Vice President of Public Engagement
Canadian Women’s Foundation
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Op-Ed
Five Generations in One Workforce: Are Intergenerational Teams Chaotic or a Competitive Advantage?
Chantelle Little
Founder and CEO
Tiller
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Op-Ed
How to Reduce Burdens on Canadian Small Businesses
Dan Kelly
President and CEO
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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Op-Ed
Supporting Black-Led Tech: A Key Pillar for A Positive Economic Outlook in Canada
Isaac Olowolafe Jr.
Co-Founder
BKR Capital
Lise Birikundavyi
Co-Founder
BKR Capital
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Op-Ed
Nurturing the Roots of Indigenous Entrepreneurship
Sunshine Tenasco
Founder
Pow Wow Pitch
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Op-Ed
How to Better Support Women Entrepreneurs in Canada
Wendy Cukier
Founder and Academic Director
The Diversity Institute at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Op-Ed
Business Succession: Navigating the Exodus of Small Business Owners and Ushering in the Next Generation
Shane Murphy
CEO
Ownr
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Op-Ed
How to Mitigate the Decline of Entrepreneurship in Canada
Solon Angel
Managing Partner
Fresh Founders
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Op-Ed
The Future of Canadian D2C: Finding Success in a Saturated Landscape
Kaylee Astle
Founder & CEO
Blanka
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Op-Ed
Why Canadian Entrepreneurship is in Decline and How to Revive It
Jeff Coull
Executive Director
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre
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Op-Ed
Is Canada Ready to Appoint Its First Public Chief Entrepreneur?
Peter Elkins
Founder
Project X
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Video Interview
Leadership, Diversity, and Investment: Scaling Canadian Startups
Kayla Isabelle
CEO
Startup Canada
Janet Bannister
Founder and Managing Partner
Staircase Ventures
Sasha Krstic
President
Mastercard Canada
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Op-Ed
Redefining Assimilation: Supporting Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Canada
Josef Azam
Entrepreneur and Speaker
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Op-Ed
Creating a Canadian Public Venture Ecosystem of the Future
Tim Babcock
Vice President and Head
TSX Venture Exchange
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Video Interview
Supporting Canada’s Biggest Economic Driver: Small Businesses
Mary Ng
Minister
Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development
Sasha Krstic
President
Mastercard Canada
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Op-Ed
How Canada Can Enable Success for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Michael Denham
Executive Vice-President and Head of Commercial and Private Banking
National Bank of Canada
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Video Interview
Breaking Down the Barriers to Business
Goldy Hyder
President and CEO
Business Council of Canada
Sasha Krstic
President
Mastercard Canada
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Op-Ed
4 Essential Pillars of Support Canadian Entrepreneurs Need Now
Levi Cooperman
Co-Founder and Head of Government Relations
FreshBooks
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Video Interview
How to Increase Capacity in Canadian Healthcare
Michael Black
CEO
Specialty Medical Partners
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Video Interview
How to Launch and Scale a B2C Business
Kyle Zien
Founder and CEO
Felix Health
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Op-Ed
How to Support Small Businesses in Canada
Dan Kelly
President and CEO
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
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Video Interview
Lessons in Entrepreneurship with Arlene Dickinson from Dragons’ Den
Arlene Dickinson
Executive Chair of the Board
Believeco:Partners
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Video Interview
Scaling an E-Commerce Business in Canada
François Gaouette
Founder and CEO
Amilia
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Video Interview
Growing an Agrifood Business in Canada
Frank Burdzy
Co-Founder and CEO
Homestyle Selections
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Video Interview
How to Take Your Startup Global
Arnold Leung
Founder and CEO
Appnovation
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Op-Ed
Immigration: A Catalyst for Canada’s Growth
Martin Basiri
CEO and Co-Founder
ApplyBoard
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Video Interview
Boosting Canada’s Tech Competitiveness and Brand on the Global Stage
Abdullah Snobar
Executive Director
The DMZ
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Video Interview
Incentivizing and Recognizing Employees in Canada
Muni Boga
CEO & Founder
Kudos
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Op-Ed
Art and Artist Entrepreneurship in Canada’s Future Economy
Scott Stirrett
CEO & Founder
Venture for Canada
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Video Interview
The Importance of Entrepreneurial Education
Robert Madej
Founder and CEO
PureFacts Financial Solutions
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Video Interview
Reworking Canada’s Support Programs to Better Serve Entrepreneurs
Dan Belhassen
Founder and CEO
Neovation Learning Solutions
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Video Interview
The Entrepreneur’s Work Ethic and DNA
Noah Frank
President
Stephano Group
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Video Interview
Capital and the US Market for Canada’s Entrepreneurs
Brett Chell
President and CEO
Cold Bore Technology
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Video Interview
Big Visions and Crossing Silos for Canadian Entrepreneurs
Mike Stern
CEO and Co-Founder
Connected
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Video Interview
Canada’s Adaptive Regulatory Environment in Cleantech
Philippe Saint-Just
Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of Product
REEF Technology
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Video Interview
Alberta’s Growing Innovation Ecosystem
Doug Schweitzer
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
Government of Alberta
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Video Interview
Telling the Canadian Entrepreneurship Story
Colette Miller
Partner
Wilde & Company
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Video Interview
Entrepreneurship and the Global Mindset
Tarique Al-Ansari
Founder & CEO
Paystone
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Video Interview
Steps to Growing the Canadian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Mary Jane Leslie
Chief Growth Officer
LifeRaft
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Video Interview
Lessons for Canada’s AI Scale-Ups
Alexander Wong
Co-Founder
DarwinAI
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Video Interview
Intrapreneurship and the Future of Work
Simon Chan
Vice President of Talent, Academy, and Future of Work
Communitech
Kathryn Kitchen
Head of Human Resources
Manulife
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Spotlight Interview
The Future of Scaling Up Canada’s Not-for-Profits
Cara Clairman
President & CEO
Plug'n Drive
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Spotlight Interview
Scaling Up Canada’s Cleantech Future
Alexandra Tavasoli
CEO & CTO
Solistra
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Spotlight Interview
The Importance of Partnerships for Scaling AI Startups
Pape Wade
CEO & Co-Founder
Airudi
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Spotlight Interview
The Lean Startup Mentality for Canada’s AI Scale-Ups
Naysan Saran
Co-Founder & CEO
CANN Forecast
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Video Interview
The Challenges of Scaling Up
Eric Bosco
Chief of Business Development and Partnership
Mitacs
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Video Interview
Becoming an Entrepreneur
John Bishop
President & CEO
Librestream
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Video Interview
Supporting Canada’s Entrepreneurs
Janet Bannister
Managing Partner
Real Ventures
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Spotlight Interview
The Dangers of Siloing Innovation and Canada’s Intrapreneurial Transformation
Irene Sterian
President and CEO
ReMAP Network
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Spotlight Interview
Intrapreneurial Lessons for Canada’s Education System
Steve Joordens
Professor of Psychology - University of Toronto Scarborough & Chief Science Officer
Cogneeto
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Video Interview
Overcoming Challenges as an Entrepreneur
Kyle Racki
Co-Founder and CEO
Proposify
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Video Interview
Adaptability and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Matt McQuillen
CEO & Co-Founder
Xello
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Video Interview
Canadian Entrepreneurship and Private Capital
Kim Furlong
CEO
Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA)
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Spotlight Interview
Waterloo: An Entrepreneurial City
Martin Basiri
CEO and Co-Founder
ApplyBoard
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Spotlight Interview
Cultivating Entrepreneurship at Work
Ibrahim Gedeon
Chief Technology Officer
TELUS
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Interview
How Tech Can Help Canada’s SMEs Through COVID and Beyond
David Marquis
Country Manager, Canada
Intuit
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Video Interview
Strengths and Weaknesses of Canada’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Sushee Perumal
CEO
MaxSold
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Video Interview
Government Supports for Entrepreneurs and Scale-Ups
Michelle Sinclair
Senior Innovation Officer
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Interview
Adapting Your Vision: The Key to Scaling Your Business
Mark Reineking
President & CEO
Lift Auto Group
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Interview
Procurement & Representation to Grow the Black Business Ecosystem
Andria Barrett
President
Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce
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Interview
Entrepreneurship is a Science: Identify the Problem, Hypothesize, and Test
Brendan King
CEO
Vendasta
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Interview
A Mindful Approach to Entrepreneurship
Jason Tafler
Founder & CEO
Unyte
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Spotlight Interview
Investing in the Indigenous Economy’s Long-Term Success
Shannin Metatawabin
CEO
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
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Video Interview
The Future of Entrepreneurship
George Rossolatos
CEO
Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)
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Interview
Entrepreneurship in Canada’s North
Benjamin Scott
Project Director
EntrepreNorth
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Op-Ed
It’s Time to Focus on Talent to Accelerate Canada’s Startup Momentum
Dan Herman
Founder
Their World, Our Future
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Interview
Peer-to-Peer Lending Driving the Sharing Economy
Bruce Linton
Co-Founder
Ruckify
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Interview
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Post-COVID
Paul Cubbon
Assistant Dean, Innovation
UBC Sauder School of Business
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Video Interview
Supporting Canada’s Startups Now and Post-COVID
Kayla Isabelle
CEO
Startup Canada
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Video Interview
Backing Canadian Businesses Through COVID-19 and the Recovery
Minister Mary Ng
Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Government of Canada
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Video Interview
Supporting Canadian Businesses During COVID-19
Todd Winterhalt
Senior VP, Corporate Communications & Corporate Strategy
EDC
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Spotlight Interview
Canada Must Produce More AI-focused Students
Joe Ritacca
Director of R&D
Precise ParkLink
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Spotlight Interview
Government’s Role in Driving AI Implementation
Jodie Wallis
Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence
Accenture
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Interview
Access to Capital Key to Canadian Economic Competitiveness
Richard Carleton
CEO
Canadian Securities Exchange
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Interview
Collaboration at Every Level to Boost Canadian Competitiveness in the Future Economy
Yvonne Pilon
President & CEO
WEtech Alliance
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Interview
How to Grow Canada’s Capital Markets and Future Success Stories
Brady Fletcher
Managing Director
TSX Venture Exchange
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Interview
Placing Sustainability at the Heart of Business Education
Julia Christensen Hughes
Founding Dean, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
University of Guelph
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Interview
Canadian Tech and Future Economy: “How do we achieve something bigger?”
Iain Klugman
President & CEO
Communitech
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Interview
What Canadian & Dutch Tech Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Each Other
Constantijn van Oranje
Special Envoy, TechLeap.NL
Prince of the Netherlands
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Interview
Entrepreneurs Must Be Comfortable with Discomfort
Rebecca Homkes
Teaching Fellow
London Business School
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Interview
Cultivating Excellence in Canada’s Youth and Entrepreneurs
Germain Lamonde
Founder & Executive Chairman
EXFO
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Interview
Unlocking the Value of Canadian Entrepreneurship Through Diversity
Laura McGee
Founder & CEO
Diversio
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Interview
Export-First Mentality: The Key to Growing Global Canadian Companies
Michele Romanow
Co-Founder
Clearbanc
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Spotlight Interview
How Immigration, STEAM Literacy & Gender Equity Enabled the Growth of a Leading Canadian Business
Shahrzad Rafati
Founder & CEO
BroadbandTV
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Spotlight Interview
Canadian Entrepreneurship Requires Varied Investment, Top Talent and an International Mindset
Tim McGuire
CEO
Mobile Klinik
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Spotlight Interview
It’s Not Cash That Keeps Entrepreneurs Up at Night – It’s People
Mandy Gilbert
Founder & CEO
Creative Niche
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Spotlight Interview
Canada’s Entrepreneurs Need Grit
Alex Peters
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Prodigy Education
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Spotlight Interview
Exporting as a Driver of SME Growth
Minister Mary Ng
Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion
Ministry of Small Business and Export Promotion
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Spotlight Interview
Canadian SMEs Have Ambition, but Need Capital and Guidance to be Emboldened to Think Big
George Rossolatos
CEO
Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)
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Spotlight Interview
Essential Scale-up Ingredients: Capital and Talent
Elspeth Murray
Director
Centre for Business Venturing, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University
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Spotlight Interview
Building Growth-stage Tech Companies in Canada
Wayne Pommen
President & CEO
PayBright
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Spotlight Interview
Public-Private Funds to Fuel Canada’s Health Start-ups and Entrepreneurs
John Ruffolo
Co-Founder & Vice-Chair
The Council of Canadian Innovators