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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Canadian Youth

By Catherine on October 3, 2015

I started out by wondering what entrepreneurship is like in Canada, since many of the start-ups and founder I have been reading about have begun in the USA. I found a very interesting article about some of the challenges of being an entrepreneur. http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/fp-startups/can-we-do-a-better-job-teaching-entrepreneurship-in-canada

This led me to the non-profit organization The Next Big Thing, which works to inspire and provide guidance for young entrepreneurs. They can apply for a fellowship which provides them with advice, mentorship, networking opportunities, and workspace.

The board of this organization is pretty impressive. There are two co-founders, Ryan Holmes who is also the founder and CEO of Hootsuite, and Meredith Powell, whose credentials include management and business strategy for large apparel companies and launching a B2B ecomm platform. The rest of the team includes a large variety of CEOs and founders of many different companies and organizations including venture capitalism and charities.

I think this is a really exciting idea because not only does it provide opportunities for young people but also the opportunity to work with and be mentored by a variety of highly successful people. The fellowship would be a great experience for any student with entrepreneurial goals and ideas.

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4 Oct Posted on Promoting Entrepreneurship in Canadian Youth

This is awesome Catherine! Approaching education technology to use in my classroom, I am often left frustrated due to the differentiation in privacy laws for different countries in the pursuit of software or online platforms that I can use with my classroom. My district is quite strict with their regulations in respect to servers being positioned within the country. Although I see the benefit in this, I find that it often slows down the pace of learning and incorporation of technology in the classroom. Specifically, this centralization on Canada is what drew me to your post. In addition, I have a friend that works for Hootsuite and loves it. I think that a program/software/teaching device such as TNBT is instrumental in the growth of students movement to be active participants in the online world around them. I think that this promotes and gives power to young entrepreneurs in Canada. It allows individuals to take chances and be supported in their growth and guided in the right direction. It is a key educational piece that bridges the gap between classroom teaching and work place knowledge.

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This is awesome Catherine! Approaching education technology to use in my classroom, I am often left frustrated due to the differentiation in privacy laws for different countries in the pursuit of software or online platforms that I can use with my classroom. My district is quite strict with their regulations in respect to servers being positioned within the country. Although I see the benefit in this, I find that it often slows down the pace of learning and incorporation of technology in the classroom. Specifically, this centralization on Canada is what drew me to your post. In addition, I have a friend that works for Hootsuite and loves it. I think that a program/software/teaching device such as TNBT is instrumental in the growth of students movement to be active participants in the online world around them. I think that this promotes and gives power to young entrepreneurs in Canada. It allows individuals to take chances and be supported in their growth and guided in the right direction. It is a key educational piece that bridges the gap between classroom teaching and work place knowledge.

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TNBT seems to provide the pieces that are necessary to incubate innovative ideas and bring them to market - mentoring, experiential learning, and networks. Thank you for highlighting the Canadian opportunities. (We tire of the Iveys in the US as well!) This is an example of one of the most important aspects of being a successful entrepreneur - being able to bring together the right team.

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TNBT seems to provide the pieces that are necessary to incubate innovative ideas and bring them to market - mentoring, experiential learning, and networks. Thank you for highlighting the Canadian opportunities. (We tire of the Iveys in the US as well!) This is an example of one of the most important aspects of being a successful entrepreneur - being able to bring together the right team.

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Good point about the vast majority of founders here being American. I heard somewhere lately that Canada is 23rd in the world in innovation and slipping fast. That lack of innovation reflects our entrepreneurial landscape as well.

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Good point about the vast majority of founders here being American. I heard somewhere lately that Canada is 23rd in the world in innovation and slipping fast. That lack of innovation reflects our entrepreneurial landscape as well.

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4 Oct Posted on Promoting Entrepreneurship in Canadian Youth

Despite potentially not being true experts in their venture field, Ryan Holmes and Meredith Powell have successfully managed to surround themselves with very reliable people that will ensure the success of this venture: Marc Kielburger cofounder of ME to We and Free the Children is on the board of directors. Surrounding yourself with people that will add credibility and will help your business forward is key for any entrepreneur.

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Despite potentially not being true experts in their venture field, Ryan Holmes and Meredith Powell have successfully managed to surround themselves with very reliable people that will ensure the success of this venture: Marc Kielburger cofounder of ME to We and Free the Children is on the board of directors. Surrounding yourself with people that will add credibility and will help your business forward is key for any entrepreneur.

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