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Announcing the launch of Phase Two CANIE Awards, and our partners and sponsors
Announcing the launch of Phase Two CANIE Awards, and thank you to our partners and sponsors: UPS, the Prince’s Trust, and Intuit.
CANIE’s NEWSLETTER ISSUE #5
Phase One 2022 CANIE Awards extension, Message from our CEO, Phase Two 2022 CANIE Awards, The Great Canadian Giving Challenge, Global Impact Innovation Spotlight, FREE Virtual Boot Camp offered by OWNR, Startup Canada Podcast takeover, Pow Wow Pitch Indigenous Entrepreneur Awards.
CANIE’s NEWSLETTER ISSUE #4
Message from New CEO, The 2022 CANIE Awards Phase One will close on May 31st: APPLY HERE, Canadian Innovation Week: LEARN MORE, Information from Statistics Canada, IEF Sponsor Highlight: Have you checked out the UPS EXPRESS BOX yet?
CANIE’s NEWSLETTER ISSUE #3
2022 CANIE Awards, CANIE Round Tables, New UPS Express Box, Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship Survey, Useful News and Information, Startup Canada Global Program, Get to Know the Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation. The Foundation creates a monthly newsletter to...
Get to know the Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation
IEF Profile Piece to Pitch An interview with our Executive Director, Sally J M Douglas. Purpose: To introduce the Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundations (IEF) and showcase their small but growing team and the work they are committed to. Framing: To help Canadians...
Complimentary Tickets for All Things People Conference 2022
We’re putting the ‘People’ in ‘People Operations’ On March 24th and 25th, our friends at Venture for Canada will host their first virtual conference, All Things People! You can learn more about this event below: Venture for Canada is bringing its vast network together...
Announcing The 2021/22 Micro-Grant Recipients
Introduction The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation is a charity whose mission is to support and celebrate businesses and their owners from marginalized communities in Canada. While in our infancy we have ambitious plans for growth recognizing the many needs of...
CANIE’s NEWSLETTER ISSUE #2
CANIE Micro-Grants Winner Announcement, Meta's Work, The 2022 CANIE Awards, UPS Members Opportunity, Startup Canada Mentorship Program, Cupid Sting Annual Safety For All Event, BDC, Our Team. The Foundation creates a monthly newsletter to keep you up to speed with...
CANIE’s NEWSLETTER ISSUE #1: Let’s Get Started!
The Foundation creates a monthly newsletter to keep you up to speed with our programs and initiatives, share information about tools and services in the market that could be of use to your business, and to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship. Please sign up...
The CANIE Tables Report 2021 – Rise Together
Introduction - Rise Together To understand the needs, opportunities and challenges faced by entrepreneurs and innovators in Canada, The Foundation is committed to investment in research. As a first step to a much larger strategy planned in 2022, we brought together...
Announcing The 2021 CANIE Awards Winners by the Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation
Help us celebrate these extraordinary businesses & their accomplishments despite the unique challenges of 2020/2021! For more information, an interview or contact information for one or all of the winners, please contact our Executive Director, Sally J M Douglas...
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...
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...
La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs est ravie de reconnaître et de célébrer les lauréats des Prix CANIE de la région du Québec
25 juin 2020 - La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs a nommé des entrepreneurs, des innovateurs et des organismes de soutien exceptionnels de partout au Canada comme lauréats des premiers prix CANIE. Les gagnants régionaux du Québec ont été annoncés à partir...
La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs est ravie de reconnaître et de célébrer les lauréats des prix CANIE de la région de l’Atlantique
18 juin 2020 - La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs a nommé des entrepreneurs, des innovateurs et des organismes de soutien exceptionnels de partout au Canada comme lauréats des premiers prix CANIE. Les gagnants de la région de l'Atlantique ont été annoncés à...
La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs est ravie de reconnaître et de célébrer les lauréats des prix CANIE de la région des Prairies
11 juin 2020 - La Fondation des innovateurs et entrepreneurs a nommé des entrepreneurs, des innovateurs et des organismes de soutien exceptionnels de partout au Canada comme lauréats des premiers prix CANIE. Les gagnants régionaux des Prairies ont été annoncés à...