Tweet Issie Lapowsky - Inc. Magazine – April 3 With its new Startup Visa program, Canada’s hoping to lure foreign entrepreneurs. But what do start-ups stand to gain by heading north? Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of citizenship, immigration, and multiculturalism, says he has the United States Congress to thank for Canada’s new start-up...
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Tweet Startup Canada optimistic that the federal budget takes step in right direction for recognizing and supporting a nation of entrepreneurs Ottawa, March 22, 2013 – The Canadian government is moving in the right direction with elements of the federal budget, but more is required to create an entrepreneurial infrastructure to accelerate the success of...
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Tweet Taking its cue from the tens of thousands of Canadians who made their voices heard on the Startup Canada National Tour from May to September 2012, and as a national grassroots, entrepreneur-led network, one of Startup Canada’s three priorities for 2012 is to develop StartupConnect.ca. Startup Canada Connect will be a highly social online...
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Tweet 2012 was a year of laying foundations for Startup Canada, iMotion Technologies and Startup Nations. Below is a summary of some of the highlights of my 2012. January – March – Supporting HRSDC in their work on developing a social innovation strategy for Canada February – Launching Startupcan.ca March - Piloting the National...
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Tweet Ottawa, ON (Thursday, December 6, 2012) – Early into the two-day Startup Nations Summit in Ottawa last week, a message became clear: A new entrepreneurial generation is emerging in a world of diminishing national boundaries. Leaders from 9 international entrepreneurship campaigns gathered for the Summit on Nov 29 – 30 to share best...
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