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Atlantic Canada’s 30 Under 30 Innovators at Startup Zone
"Last year, for our first list of 30 Under 30 innovators in Atlantic Canada, we defined innovation as the commercialization of creativity and stipulated that winners had to be founders of their own companies.This year, we ... redefined innovators as people turning...
An Immigrant Entrepreneurs’ Perspective on Building Diverse & Inclusive Communities in Atlantic Canada
On October 29th, Venn Innovation hosted "Venn Innovation Collision Day: Building Connected, Diverse, and Inclusive Communities in Atlantic Canada". They were joined by Startup Zone's very own Jonah Chininga, Founder of MICC Financial. "This Collision Day (was)...
Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an “Au Naturel” Solution
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we sat down with Simonne Cormier to chat a bit more about her company "Au Naturel Solutions". At the age of 51, Simonne Cormier was diagnosed with breast cancer. After receiving a lumpectomy and bouts of chemotherapy and...
Small Business Week 2020 at Startup Zone
Small Business Week is a national celebration of Canadian entrepreneurs and their contribution to the Canadian economy. In PEI especially, small businesses are the backbone of our economy. According to the PEI Business Federation, almost 90% of PEI businesses are...
Startup Zone Companies to support on World Mental Health Day!
Saturday, October 10th is World Mental Health Day, a day for global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. In a recent study by the Canadian Mental Health Association, it was found that 62% of business owners feel depressed at least...
Top events for founders this October!
Founder chats, sales bootcamps, global digital marketing and media sessions, and much more. October is a big month of events in the startup ecosystem! Here are our top picks for online events for founders this October: A discussion on entrepreneurship in the...
Summer Startup Summit 2020
Check out our video recap of the 2020 Summer Startup Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovEkiyJjDwA&ab_channel=StartupZone On August 20th, 2020, Startup Zone hosted our 4th annual Summer Summit (and their first ever digital summit)! The Summer Startup Summit...
PRESS: Faces of Fusion awards recognizes innovative Islanders in Charlottetown
Source: PEI Guardian Author: Michael Robar (michael.robar@theguardian.pe.ca)Published: Friday, September 25th, 2020 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — When Daniel Ohaegbu came to P.E.I. from Nigeria in 2014 to attend UPEI, he wanted to get two things: his psychology degree and...
Startup Zone launches its Social Enterprise Accelerator!
On Thursday, July 9th, Startup Zone launched its first-ever Social Enterprise Accelerator cohort! Created by Operations Manager Erin Robar who is heavily involved in the nonprofit industry herself (holding board positions with groups such as the Charlottetown Film...