Join us for the first Entrepreneur Town Hall with MP Ruby Sahota and more
April 2020
STARTUP CANADA
APRIL 6th, 2020 UPDATE
Dear Startup Canadians,
We are all feeling the impact of COVID-19, and now, more than ever, is a time for our community to rally together, support one another, and remember the values we share.
As the national rallying voice for Canada’s 3.5 million entrepreneurs, Startup Canada is taking immediate action to connect with entrepreneurs and Startup Communities across the country and bring concerns, ideas and recommendations to government and industry leaders to make your voices heard. We welcome you to send us your input through this form.
We will continue to promote, inspire, educate, connect and give a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurs and we encourage you to keep pushing forward, innovating, and supporting one another in these difficult times.
Wishing you all the best,
RESPONDING TO COVID-19
Startup Canada is launching a series of Entrepreneur Town Halls where local MPs and entrepreneurs will discuss the ways the Government of Canada is supporting small business & give a voice to entrepreneurs. The first Town Hall is being held today at noon with MP Ruby Sahota.
Register now to participate in the discussion and share your concerns and challenges as an entrepreneur amid COVID-19.
Weekly Update:
COVID-19 and Canadian Entrepreneurs
Startup Canada is providing weekly updates on the most up-to-date and relevant information about COVID-19 for entrepreneurs in Canada, cutting through the noise to find the information most relevant to you. We will also be issuing COVID-19 Alerts with major announcements relevant to entrepreneurs from coast to coast to coast.
We understand the current circumstances are incredibly challenging, and we’d like to offer support however we can. We are keeping track of new resources as they arise and sharing them with our Startup Community on our website. If you have additional resources to contribute, please email hello@startupcan.ca
Sahar Ansary is a Co-founder & Product Lead at Fundica—a funding identification and connection platform that matches entrepreneurs with funding through unique crowdsourcing and crawler technology. In this webinar, she will discuss the 5 W's of funding as well as new funding opportunities that have become available during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how to access them.
In light of of the evolving concerns around COVID-19, the 2020 Canadian Export Challenge will be going completely virtual. CXC will still provide entrepreneurs with the same great content we are known for through streamed keynotes, breakout sessions, interactive learning and a digital pitch competition.
We invite you to join Startup Canada, in collaboration with our Co-Presenting Sponsors UPS, and EDCand National Partners Mastercard, Scotiabank, and Google this fall to to come together and provide support to each other, as we all navigate the resulting export environment.
As we work on all the details of this new digital experience over the coming weeks, we will update our website with additional information, including registration information.
CANIE AWARDS GOES DIGITAL
This spring, we’re launching the first CANIE Awards, bringing together two iconic Awards programs — the Startup Canada Awards and Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards — under a new banner.
As important as it is to celebrate success, challenging times remind us that entrepreneurship is not a linear path. Entrepreneurship is also embedded with uncertainty, and learnings from failure. The CANIE Awards Program in 2020 aims to inspire entrepreneurs by showcasing stories of challenging times and demonstrating resilience while bringing awareness of the importance of community building to survive and grow through crisis.
In partnership with our Co-Presenting Partner Sovereign Insuranceand UPSand National PartnersMastercard and Scotiabank the CANIE Awards recognize excellence in Canadian innovation and entrepreneurship.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH RECAP
International Women’s Month in March 2020 was a time to not only reflect on the incredible contributions women entrepreneurs have made to Canada, but to also celebrate the increasing trend of women entrepreneurs founding, leading, and growing their businesses.
Thank you to everyone who participated and our co-presenting partners Sovereign Insurance and BDC, and our National Partners Export Development Canada, Scotiabank, and UPS. We’re so grateful for your support of women entrepreneurs across Canada.
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