? 2024 in Review: A Letter from Our CEO and What’s Ahead for 2025 ?
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Across Canada in 2024: Insights from the Startup Canada Tour
Explore the highlights and key moments from the 2024 Startup Canada Tour in our latest report, Across Canada in 2024: Insights from the Startup Canada Tour. This comprehensive report features highlights from all 4 stops, actionable insights, and national resources for Canadian entrepreneurs.
New this year! We’re excited to introduce a special podcast recap of the report. Powered by Google’s NotebookLM, this episode brings the report to life in a new way!
Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Year in Review with Startup Canada CEO Kayla Isabelle
As 2024 comes to a close, our CEO Kayla Isabelle reflects on a year marked by determination, innovation, and growth within Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
From the Startup Canada Tour connecting over 2,000 entrepreneurs nationwide to empowering nearly 5,000 women-identifying founders through Startup Women, this year’s programs have made a meaningful national impact. In her year-end letter, Kayla also highlights the challenges entrepreneurs continue to face, including barriers to accessing capital, and shares Startup Canada’s commitment to advocacy and equity.
Looking ahead, 2025 promises to be even more impactful with exciting plans for the Startup Canada Tour and enhanced programming to support founders navigating a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Startup Canada Tour is back for 2025!
In case you missed our news last week, we announced that we’re stopping in two major cities:?
With spacious venues, expanded Ask the Expert Lounges featuring insights from top mentors, and more networking opportunities than ever, 2025 is shaping up to inspire and empower entrepreneurs like never before.
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