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Jeff Adamson

CCSBE Secretariat — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:45:44 +0000

Jeff Adamson is Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder of Neo Financial, Canada’s first digital banking platform designed to help businesses grow while providing Canadians a better way to grow and manage their money. Founded in 2019, Neo Financial has raised more than $299 million in funding through top-tier investors like Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, has grown to over 600 employees, and has been recognized as one of top tech startups in Canada. Jeff’s background runs deep in entrepreneurship and knows first hand the challenges of building a business. Previous to Neo Financial, Jeff co-founded SkipTheDishes — Canada’s leading food ordering and delivery platform, which grew to over 3000 employees and 6 million customers. In building Skip, Jeff worked with thousands of business owners from a small local cafe to large multinational corporations, in finding new opportunities for growth. Now, as Co-Founder and Chief Merchant Officer of Neo Financial, Jeff and his team help businesses grow by enabling them to share in the upside of financial technology.

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Entrepreneurship Education in Canada (Book Chapter)

CCSBE Secretariat — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:32:54 +0000

Entrepreneurship education (EE) has become ubiquitous in Canadian higher education over the last two decades. This has happened in the way that change typically occurs in higher education in this country. No one planned or anticipated this expansion, nor was any national vision or direction considered. Each provincial government, responsible for higher education policy within its borders, took its own approach to promoting (or ignoring) entrepreneurial activity in colleges and universities.

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Entrepreneurship Census Summary 2022

CCSBE Secretariat — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:05:34 +0000

Every year, Startup Canada undertakes a national Census survey to reflect key characteristics and
trends within the Startup Canada network. The Census also provides a snapshot of persistent
challenges, needs, and emerging opportunities facing this critical sector of Canada’s economy.
The study took place from December 2022 to January 2023 through a national online survey. This
survey engaged 404 respondents from coast to coast to coast. Only statistically significant findings
are reported.

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Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Mindset in K-12 Curriculum

CCSBE Secretariat — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:56:26 +0000

It is widely believed that empowering young people with an entrepreneurial mindset is the key to developing more entrepreneurial behaviour and preparing youth to flourish in our emerging economy. However, little data exists to show if entrepreneurial education actually leads to a more entrepreneurial mindset. This study examines the impact of PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs (PYE), a 6-week educational program offered to students from grades 4 through 8. The program, offered by a Canadian not-for-profit organization, incorporates project based, experiential learning that fully aligns with best practice in K-12 education. The data for empirical analysis is provided by two student surveys totaling 2453 student participants and an educator survey of 44 teachers in the Surrey and Langley school districts in British Columbia, Canada.

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The State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2023

CCSBE Secretariat — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:47:25 +0000

The Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) is a national network and accessible digital platform for sharing research and resources, and leading strategies. With 10 regional hubs and a network of more than 250 organizations, WEKH is designed to address the needs of diverse women entrepreneurs across regions and across sectors. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, WEKH adopted an agitator role connecting women entrepreneurs and support organizations across the country, and led network calls and training sessions. WEKH’s advanced technology platform, powered by Magnet, enhances the capacity of women entrepreneurs and the organizations who serve them by linking them to resources and best practices across the country.

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Entrepreneurship Comes of Age on Campus

CCSBE Secretariat — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:27:41 +0000

Entrepreneurship education—the teaching of skills and cultivation of talents that students need to start businesses, identify opportunities, manage risk, and innovate in the course of their careers—is now a staple of American higher education. As recently as the 1990s, that was far from true. Over the past decade or so, however, the university teaching of entrepreneurship has come of age.

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Entrepreneurship Education in Canada

CCSBE Secretariat — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:01:56 +0000

Each year our team conducts an online review of entrepreneurship programming in the largest universities (by student population) in Canada. Specifically, the review looks at the type and number of entrepreneurship-focused courses, the experiential opportunities available to students outside of the classroom, and support provided to student startups. This year, the review looked at 27 universities in Canada.

This report summarizes these findings and reflects on the current state of entrepreneurship education and support in these institutions. It also presents three challenges for educators and administrators to consider as they move forward with programs, course design and development.

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How entrepreneurship education can be more inclusive

CCSBE Secretariat — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:29:08 +0000

From Canadian Manufacturing:

Globally, women are less likely to benefit from entrepreneurship education and training, particularly in programs supporting high-growth enterprises.

Organizations with resources to support entrepreneurs often overlook their own organizational roles in amplifying stereotypes of entrepreneurs as primarily masculine, white and technology-focused.

Globally, women are less likely to benefit from entrepreneurship education and training, particularly in programs supporting high-growth enterprises. When entrepreneurship programs do consider inclusion, most focus on gender without considering age, ethnicity, race or other identity factors.

From an economic development perspective, the effectiveness and inclusivity of entrepreneurship programs is important as new businesses account for most net job creation…

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Event: AI and its Impact on the Legal Profession and the Automotive Industry

CCSBE Secretariat — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:12:36 +0000

Hi CCSBE colleagues,

I am wondering if you can help share this opportunity with your network?

EPICentre is hosting a one-day multidisciplinary forum, “Disruptive Technology: AI and its Impact on the Legal Profession and the Automotive Industry – Exploring Paths for Regulation” in partnership with our Faculty of Law.

This forum explores the transformative effects of artificial intelligence, particularly within the legal and automotive sectors. By bringing together leaders, professionals, and experts across various domains, we will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in these crucial industries.

Details (draft agenda attached):
• Date: March 1st, 9 am – 4:30 pm
• Register to attend virtually:

Thank you.

Wen Teoh, MBA
Director, EPICentre
Entrepreneurship, Practice, & Innovation Centre (EPICentre)
2455 Wyandotte Street West, 2nd Floor, Windsor, ON N9B 0C1
Office Number: +1 (519) 253-3000 Ext. 3913
E-mail: wteoh@uwindsor.ca
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Dr. Howard Aldrich

CCSBE Secretariat — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:33:00 +0000

An internationally recognized serial entrepreneur, thought leader and philanthropist. Deshpande and his wife Jaishree launched the Deshpande Foundation providing grants to non-profit organizations in Canada, the US and globally.

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