Maple Bridge Ventures’ Post

📣LAST CALL - Immigrant Founder Launchpad applications close tomorrow, September 20th at 11:59pm EST! Maple Bridge Ventures & Invest Ottawa have created this program to support first-generation immigrant tech founders who are preparing to raise investment! Over five weeks, we'll help you get investment ready with: 💸 Opportunity to pitch for $25,000 in funding prizes 📊 Access to top-tier market data 🌍 A community of ambitious immigrant entrepreneur peers 🤝 1:1 mentorship from experienced immigrant founders and specialized advisors in sales, product, finance and more 🎓 Expert-led workshops on financing strategy, pitching, and due diligence There's still time to apply - don't count yourself out! Find more details and submit your application here: https://bit.ly/3X4zQif

With Canada’s declining entrepreneurship, guess who’s boosting the country’s efforts to change that course? 🤔 Immigrant entrepreneurs! 🚀🚀🚀 BDC just released a report that highlights the incredible contributions and potential of immigrant entrepreneurship to Canada’s economy and innovation. While many of the stats aren't necessarily new, they signal a growing recognition of this untapped golden opportunity for Canada. Link to the report below. This is a pivotal moment in Canada’s entrepreneurial landscape. By 2034, immigrants will represent over 40% of Canadian entrepreneurs, with Ontario and B.C. leading the charge. This surge in immigrant-led businesses brings innovation, job creation, and trade diversification — all crucial elements that will define our country’s economic prosperity. But that next great chapter in the Canadian story won’t live up to its full potential if we don’t make the right investments and institute sound policies now. Entrepreneurship is unequivocally the bedrock of the Canadian economy. For Canada to live up to its truest potential and secure our rightful place among the world’s most innovative and productive economies, it’s imperative that the pathway to success is inclusive entrepreneurship. A critical engine of our economy, immigrant entrepreneurship, must be given the targeted investment, and systemic support it needs to fire up to its full potential. This is why Maple Bridge Ventures is betting on Canada’s future prosperity and innovation. https://ow.ly/TqEq50SuxU4 #Canada #ImmigrantEntrepreneurship #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #InclusiveProsperity #BDC #MapleBridgeVentures

We are excited to announce that Eric Agyemang, MBA, CITP® has been named as one of this year's Forty Under 40 recipients by the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal! 🎉🎉 Congratulations Eric! 👏 👏