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Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 02:41:04 +0000

Most Canadian small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) expect an economic downturn in the coming year and are preparing to face challenges, says BDC’s study on the 2023 outlook for Canadian entrepreneurs.

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Tino Dogo is committed to building sustainable systems to tackle climate change

November 14, 2022 admin Entrepreneurs, People, Sustainable development, university of winnipeg, winnipeg

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 02:53:30 +0000

n 2018, Zimbabwe-born Tino Dogo moved as a student to Canada and brought with him dreams of changing the world for the better through setting up a social impact-driven business. He has co-founded Badaya, a carbon-neutral vertical farming initiative based out of Winnipeg.

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Egyptian-born newcomer Moatassem Moatez builds a successful business during the pandemic

October 4, 2022 admin egyptian-born, entrepreneurial immigrants, Entrepreneurs, People

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:40:29 +0000

Imagine you decide to start a new company in a country you recently immigrated to. You don’t have any clients yet and rather than try
to get the small fish in the sea and build from the ground up, you decide to knock on the door of the largest online retailer in the world.

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SESA Project Launches Call For Entrepreneurs To Fund Sustainable Energy Solutions In Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, & South Africa

September 30, 2022 admin africa, clean power, Entrepreneurs, Ghana, green economy, Malawi, Morocco, namibia, NIGERIA, rwanda, siemens stiftung foundation, South Africa, tanzania

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:00:16 +0000

Reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy access has been a challenge for rural communities in Africa. Although 18% of the world’s population live in Africa, less than 6% of global energy use is from Africa. 600 million Africans still lack access to electricity. Energy access for productive use can create value, by increasing productivity, income and […]

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Startup Genome Releases Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Cleantech Edition

February 3, 2022 admin Entrepreneurs, green economy, research, startup genome, startups

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:06:20 +0000

Startup Genome launched its new report, Global Startup Ecosystem Report: Cleantech Edition, at CleanTech Forum San Francisco. Founder & CEO of Startup Genome, JF Gauthier, introduced the report, noting that it’s the world’s most comprehensive and widely read research on startups. The report analyzed 3 million startups and 280 entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems. The Cleantech Edition […]

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Entrepreneurs Leena and Gustavo Castelar brew the perfect blend

February 4, 2020 admin El Salvador, Entrepreneurs, firebat coffee roastery, oakville, Ontario, People

Credit to Author: Lisa Evans| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:38:56 +0000

Successful entrepreneurs Leena and Gustavo Castelar run Firebat Coffee Roastery in Oakville, Ontario, sourcing beans from their native El Salvador and selling to cafes and households across the GTA. When Leena and Gustavo Castelar first considered immigrating to Canada, the idea of moving to a new country and chasing another corporate career didn’t appeal to […]

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Entrepreneur Elle AyoubZadeh brings ‘global citizenry’ to fashion

January 29, 2020 admin elle ayoubzadeh, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, People

Credit to Author: Rebeca Kuropatwa| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 22:06:04 +0000

Born in Iran shortly after the revolution in 1981, Elle AyoubZadeh moved with her parents to Dubai and attended an American school until she was 13. They then moved to New Zealand where AyoubZadeh finished high school and attended university, studying business and specializing in luxury marketing. “I always had this desire to see the […]

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Immigrants more likely to start a business and create jobs than those born in Canada

November 8, 2019 admin bdc, Business, canada immigration, Entrepreneurs, immigrant entrepreneurs, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:51:13 +0000

The entrepreneurial landscape in Canada is growing increasingly diverse thanks to immigrants, a new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) shows. Newcomers to Canada are more likely to start a business that grows more quickly and creates more net jobs per enterprise than the Canadian-born population, according to the study. The BDC […]

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Small Business Month: Information and tips for newcomers

October 9, 2019 admin bbb, bdc, Entrepreneurs, Featured, futurpreneur, money & business, small business, small business month, small business week

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:14:18 +0000

October is known as Small Business Month throughout the country — a time to recognize the contributions that the Canadian small business sector makes to the economy and to their local communities. The majority of Canadian firms are, in fact, small businesses; in 2017, 1.15 million (97.9 percent) out of 1.18 total employer businesses in the […]

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B.C. adds new communities to entrepreneur immigration pilot program

October 3, 2019 admin bc ei regional pilot, British Columbia, canada immigration, Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:33:52 +0000

Eight communities have been added to the list of those eligible for the B.C. Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot program. The EI Regional Pilot is for foreign entrepreneurs who want to establish a new business in a smaller, regional community in B.C. Communities with less than 75,000 people located more than 30 km away from […]