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Cathy Bogaart

Building Canada's Culture of Entrepreneurship: Sure-bet to Startup Survival, Lisa Torjman & Jon Worren - 0 views

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canada entrepreneurship

shared by Cathy Bogaart on 01 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Canada is well stocked in technological know-how and has solid skills and traditions in the research and development (R&D) sector.
  • our ability to grow Canada’s R&D-intensive sectors that proves weak
  • Canada’s science and tech expertise is among the world’s best and have in fact competed over talent coming out of Canadian universities. However, due to the lack of commercial skills among Canadian graduates, CEOs were instead relying upon American and other foreign nationals for executive talent.
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  • promotion of role models and success stories more opportunities for mentorship better learning opportunities in educational and public policy realms higher levels of entrepreneurship literacy and access to training
  • 23% of the respondents had marketing and sales as the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs.
  • Access to talent was the second most common challenge
  • Following access to talent was mentoring
  • Strategic partners
  • lack of government financing and support, and protection for intellectual property.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 01 Feb 10
     
    An article in OSBR by Lisa Torjman, Associate, SiG@MaRS and Jon Worren, Advisor, MaRS. The article talks about the factors contributing to the weak culture of entrepreneurship in Canada.
Assunta Krehl

Learning and Networking - Orchestras Canada - March 31, 2010 - 0 views

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Net Change Week events MyCharityConnects social innovation

shared by Assunta Krehl on 06 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 06 Apr 10
     
    MyCharityConnects Conference will happen during Net Change Week June 7 & 8, 2010 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Topics include "social media, community building, etc.
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