is a grassroots, entrepreneur-led, national non-profit foundation with a mission to enhance Canada's competitiveness and prosperity by advancing Canadian entrepreneurship.
Working in partnership with entrepreneurs and the enterprise support community across sectors, industries, regions and generations, Startup Canada works to:
Support the development of a strong ecosystem for entrepreneurs in Canada; Promote a more vibrant entrepreneurial culture; and, Create a unified brand for Canadian entrepreneurs at home and abroad.
Our vision
is a thriving national entrepreneurial culture and ecosystem supporting engaged citizens that contribute to the development of their communities.
National Tour
The StartUp Canada National Tour will be launched in
Halifax on March 19, 2012!
The National Tour will make its way to
New Brunswick on May 26 to May 30, 2012.
Meet the TEAM
NOMINATE NB Entrepreneurs, Bloggers, Honorary Patrons, GET INVOLVED and send us YOUR thoughts here!
GET INVOLVED: <- click to comment and nominate Are you an organization or individual committed to creating a competitive and innovative entrepreneurial culture in New Brunswick? Then GET INVOLVED today. The New Brunswick team is currently developing the NB leg of the National Tour. We need partner organizations and volunteers to help with the Launch, 3 Town Halls, StartUp Drinks, Workshops, Open Houses and NextGen Videos. We are looking for exciting initiatives and events that are already happening to showcase. Drop us a line to get involved today!
NOMINATE A BLOGGER: <- click to comment and nominate Bloggers should be individuals in NB who already blog and have a wide audience. Nominees should blog in the areas of entrepreneurship and the economy. Bloggers will be expected to blog during the StartUP Canada campaign nationally periodically and during the provincial tour date sof May 27 to May 30, 2012.
NOMINATE AN ENTREPRENEUR: <- click to comment and nominate Within each province, the media campaign will endeavor to cover as many entrepreneurs as possible. The Startup Canada Steering Committee for New Brunswick invites the public to nominate high growth potential, competitive and innovative entrepreneurs to be showcased by provincial and national media. Lets take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate the New Brunswick success stories and entrepreneurship! Submit nominations here.
NOMINATE AN HONORARY PATRON: <- click to comment and nominate The role of the Honorary Patron is to promote awareness of StartUp Canada and to engage New Brunswickers in a conversation on creating a competitive entrepreneurial culture in NB and across Canada. The Honorary Patron is an individual who has demonstrated their committment to champion entrepreneurship in NB.
SPEAKERS' CORNER: <- click to comment and nominate Startup Canada will launch an Online Speakers Corner to enable the Canadian entrepreneurship community to share their ideas on how we can advance Canadian entrepreneurship. Videos are to be idea-driven and action-oriented, wherein contributors are to contextualize and put forward a clear, salient message supported by reasoned evidence in one to three minutes.
From culture, education and creativity to risk capital, high-growth enterprise and accelerators, we welcome you to share your ideas on how we can together, START UP Canada.
