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Apply to our Virtual Pitch Competition Day! ??

Applications are now open for our Startup Global Virtual Pitch Competition Day on June 24! This is your chance to compete for a spot in the Grand Finale in Kitchener-Waterloo on October 30 to win up to $70,000 in cash prizes to begin exporting your business globally. Applications close on June 11 or until pitch spots are full.

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Minister Rechie Valdez announces launch of Ma?a Inclusive Growth Project to support hundreds of women entrepreneurs across Canada

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Empowering Indigenous entrepreneurs: Sustainable success through equal partnerships

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?? Startup Canada Tour

• Revealing our Winnipeg Tour stop agenda
• BOGO Winnipeg Tour tickets are available until April 9! Use code BOGO-STARTUP for Startup and Pitch Passes and code BOGO-GA for General Admission and Partner Passes

Startup Women ??

• Women in Retail and E-Commerce | April 9 at 12 pm (ET)
• Women in Sustainability | April 24 at 12 pm (ET)

Alex Manitopyes Founder of SACRD THNDR

Alex is a non-binary/trans masc fashion designer from Muskowekwan and Peepeekisis First Nations. Alex founded SACRD THNDR in 2023 and has been crafting various earring designs that blend contemporary style with Indigenous authentic craftsmanship. They are an up-and-coming Indigenous designer to keep an eye out for!

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Celebrating Queer Lives and Relationships

On this week’s Startup Canada Podcast we talk to Heather Hansler, Founder of Little Rainbow Paper Co . Heather designs cards, pins, mugs, ornaments, notepads, and more that celebrate the queer and the quirky.

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How To: Access Scotiabank's Women Initiative

On this throwback episode we talked to Chris McMartin and Melissa Houston, CPA . Chris leads the Scotiabank Women Initiative Small Business Strategy and Melissa is the author of Cash Confident: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Creating a Profitable Business. We discuss how to access the resources, tools, and advisory support from Scotiabank!

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