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Mentorship and advisory support for women entrepreneurs in Canada
Startup Canada has created a program called Startup Women which connects women-identifying entrepreneurs with expert mentors, private sector partners, and startup support to find guidance to build their business across various industries in the early stages of their business in 2022.
Financial Literacy for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Startups
What’s the value of financial literacy for small businesses, freelance, and startup business? Learn what you need to know to make you informed and effective financial decisions and how to apply them to your business.
The Value of Your Website
What is the value of your website? Or what benefits does a website offer over your social media presence? If you are wondering, this article gives the details of what value a website offers to your business. Whether you are a startup, an artist or designer with portfolio examples or seeking freelance opportunities outside of your full-time position.
Collaborating Inclusively, Accessibly, and Remotely for Startup Business Owners
Do you need to know how to go about being collaborative online in an inclusive, accessible and remote way? This article has 5 quick tips for business owners, freelancers and startup entrepreneurs.
Digital Productivity Tools for Startups
Wondering what digital productivity is all about? Do you need to know what primary tools startups use to be productive in a digital way? Find out and learn what digital productivity tools to use as a freelancer or startup business entrepreneur.
Starting Up on the Side for Freelancers and Entrepreneurs
Learn about balancing starting your business on the side and working your way from employee to entrepreneur, freelancer in the gig economy or startup small business owner.
How to Sell for Entrepreneurs
Sales funnel, tools, tech, streamlined sales operations, e-commerce and point-of-sale advice for every entrepreneur, small business owner or freelancer.
Championing Women with your Startup
Want to shatter expectations and the glass ceiling at the same time? The easy and simple way is to employ and empower more women in business, entrepreneurship, and finance.
Building a Sustainable Business
Sustainable practices can be the backbone of your business, and it’s not all about environmental sustainability, it includes understanding the responsibility of using profit for good and better business, how to execute change, assess your planning, participation, and evaluation of your day-to-day business operations.
Why You Can Trust the Process of Life
Trusting the process of life is an intuitive and organic strategy that can be learned, but first, you need to know how your human sensors process information to integrate this technique, to gain a piece of deeper knowledge in the practical to-do reasons to trust this life strategy to succeed with it.
Top Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
It’s never been a better time to be a woman entrepreneur building a business in Canada. Learn about ‘Top Resources for Women Entrepreneurs’ and find out where to look and what resources exist to help you to accelerate your impact and growth to make your dreams reality.
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know
Are you thinking of taking the leap and make your idea into a business? Do you want to be your own boss? Startup Canada asks Guest Business Advisors for their business intelligence in startup and what entrepreneurs need to know.
How to Startup Strong For Entrepreneurs
Join the #StartupChats Twitter conversation to learn the best strategies for your business to be effective, efficient, and excellent from the start of your new business year or any time of the year.
Being the Best You Can Be for Entrepreneurs
What are the most important things an entrepreneur needs to know when they set out to run a business and be the best version of themselves? This article talks about ideas on how to live the best entrepreneurship lifestyle, such as keeping up with learning new skills, tips to ensure skill-building is a priority for business owners to be better at what they do.
Top Ten Fears, Frustrations and Desires of an Aspiring Entrepreneur
Here are 10 top creative and innovative perspectives to help coach and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs on overcoming frustrations and fears to achieve their desires to become entrepreneurs.
The real cost to operate a service-based business from home in Canada
What are all the real costs to open a home-based business and keep it operating in 2024? The Biz Class breaks the numbers all down for new business owners, entrepreneurs and sole proprietors ready to start a business.
Discover how easy it is to start a home business
Did you know that starting a service-based business from home isn’t that expensive to run? In fact, for most, it’s so affordable to launch and operate out of a home that there isn’t any reason why you shouldn’t!