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Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards finalists for Scotiabank Entrepreneur of the Year
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards finalists for Scotiabank Entrepreneur of the Year The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF-FIE) is proud to announce that Ashwin Kutty, Teara Fraser, Jordan Boesch, Kelly Bron Johnson and Erin Bury are the finalists for the...
Announcing the 2021 CANIE Awards semi-finalists for UPS’s Global Impact Award
Canadian businesses can change the world. Meet five companies making positive, global change. The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF-FIE) is proud to announce that Lucky Iron Fish, Xpertsea, Dymedso, Virtro Technology and 7D Surgical are the finalists for...
Announcing the 2021 CANIE Awards semi- finalists for the Youth Impact Award
Meet four inspiring young Canadian entrepreneurs making a difference. The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF-FIE) is proud to announce that Kehkashan Basu, Cheyenne Sundance, Anjali Dhaliwal and Warren Deitrich are this year’s finalists for the Youth...
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...