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Announcing the finalists for the NACCA Indigenous Entrepreneur Award
Meet five Indigenous business leaders demonstrating innovation and resilience. We at IEF-FIE are proud to announce that Carol Anne Hilton, Joella Hogan, Patrick Hunter, Shannon Loutitt and Joel Heath are semi-finalists for The 2021 CANIE Awards Indigenous Entrepreneur...
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards semi-finalists for IEF’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Meet five impressive women in business who are making an impact. Ottawa, ON: Roxanne Whiting, Chef Charlotte Langley, Andrea Mulligan, Clare Hodgetts and Jennifer Denouden are semi-finalists for The 2021 CANIE Awards Woman Entrepreneur of the Year — a prize presented...
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards finalists for Black Entrepreneur of the Year
Meet five Canadian business leaders exemplifying Black Excellence. Ottawa, ON: We are delighted to announce that Simi Olatunji, Chúk Odenigbo, Evelyne Nyairo, Vanessa Fajesmisin and Dr. Liza Egbogah are finalists for The 2021 CANIE Awards Black Entrepreneur of the...
Introducing The CANIE’s Product Innovation Award Semi-Finalists
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Product Innovation Award Semi-finalists - Presented by UPS Canada Five innovative Canadian products you will want to cover: RainStick Shower, A Friendlier Company, Spot App, Sollum Technologies and PROOF A prize recognizing and celebrating...
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards semi-finalists
Ottawa, ON: The finalists for The 2021 CANIE Awards have been selected. Meet 35 impressive Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses making an impact. Celebrating business leaders across Canada for their excellence and achievement in entrepreneurship, these individuals...
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF) Launch Nominations for 2021 CANIE Awards
Ottawa, ON – February 1, 2021 | Today, The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF) launched the nomination process for its flagship program - the Canada Awards for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (also known as the CANIE Awards). Once known as the Startup...
The Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation is delighted to recognize and celebrate the 2020 National Winners of the CANIE Awards
Ottawa, ON - At this year’s CANIE Awards, the Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation recognized and celebrated exceptional entrepreneurs, innovators and support organizations that are leading their industries and their communities. The thirteen national winners were...
The Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation is delighted to recognize and celebrate the winners of the Québec Region CANIE Awards
June 25th, 2020 - The Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation has named outstanding entrepreneurs, innovators and support organizations from across Canada as winners of the first CANIE Awards. The Québec regional winners were announced from Ottawa, ON, where the...
The Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation is delighted to recognize and celebrate the winners of the Atlantic Region CANIE Awards
June 18th, 2020 - The Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation has named outstanding entrepreneurs, innovators, and support organizations from across Canada as winners of the first CANIE Awards. The Atlantic regional winners were announced from Ottawa, ON, where the...
