Staying true to yourself is not as simple as it sounds, especially when running your own business. You may often feel the urge to conform to a stereotypical notion of what it means to be an entrepreneur. But the truth is, being an entrepreneur has many definitions and the journey is different for every individual.

As the CEO and Co-Founder of League Inc., a health insurance company that is reimagining the world of health insurance with an innovative digital platform that is consumer centric, Mike Serbinis is an expert in all things entrepreneurship and health insurance. Prior to founding League, Mike was the founder and CEO of Kobo, the popular […]

While studying science at the University of Guelph, Nate Ferguson, Richard Preiss and Angus Ross all worked in a wine yeast research lab on campus. However, all three of them were more interested in beer and have all been active homebrewers as well with Nate teaching as a brewing instructor at the Niagara College Brewmaster […]

Everywhere you turn nowadays, people are talking about gig economy and flexible work that is changing the workplace landscape. For the majority of small entrepreneurs and small-to-medium companies, this tends to revolve around remote employees who only occasionally visit the company’s offices, if ever. Many small businesses are seriously considering getting in on this and […]

Maarten Haubrich was always drawn to technology. Growing up he would sit on his dads lap while he tinkered with new gadgets and software. It wasn’t long until Maarten was the one doing the tinkering when he started to code at the age of seven on their family Atari 800 XL connected to their living […]

Starting her entrepreneurship journey as a mentee at Futurpreneur Canada, Melissa Parcels gained a lot from the program and really valued her time with her mentor. From having such a positive experience and seeing the impact a mentor had on the development of her business, Solo, a full-service independent dental hygiene clinic and spa, she […]

Realizing that one of the only fitness classes that existed for pregnant women was prenatal yoga, and not really being a yogi herself, Amanda Brindley was inspired to create something new. “I imagined going to class and discussing pregnancy with all of the other women but at prenatal yoga that was not the case,” she […]

Written by: Lauren Marinigh, Social Media & Content Specialist, Futurpreneur Canada With almost a decade of experience in hospitality, Pamela Alfred is a leading expert in the private concierge service. Originally from Paris, Pamela has been a concierge and an entrepreneur for eight years now, starting her career in London, England where she worked for […]

As a person obsessed with continuous improvement, Luc Bohunicky was easily inspired by entrepreneurship and innovation. “It’s the idea that certain people go out in the world and create things that make people’s lives better,” he explained. Born and raised in Canada, living most of his life in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Luc’s first shot at entrepreneurship […]

In December 2019, the ThriveNorth program successfully completed its five-year mandate. Managed by Futurpreneur Canada, the program helped young entrepreneurs in Northern B.C. launch and grow their businesses by connecting them with resources, financing and mentorship. Entrepreneurship wasn’t a career path that Reid Skelton-Morven initially grabbed by the horns, in fact, he had his mind […]

Starting a business can be an exciting time for entrepreneurs, however, it’s definitely a rollercoaster ride. Navigating the waters of starting a new business can have you being pulled in multiple directions and it can be hard to know which way to go. At Futurpreneur Canada we have people approaching us at all different stages […]

The entrepreneurial journey can come with a lot of bumps in the road and surprises. You never know where your entrepreneurial path may lead you and for Melanie Breitkreutz, it brought her to a place she never would have envisioned ten years ago. In 2007 Melanie started Be’ato Coffee Company Inc. which specialized in freshly […]

In December 2019, the ThriveNorth program successfully completed its five-year mandate. Managed by Futurpreneur Canada, the program helped young entrepreneurs in Northern B.C. launch and grow their businesses by connecting them with resources, financing and mentorship. Growing up in Northwestern British Columbia and practicing as a hair stylist for over ten years, Andrea Harmel wanted […]

Pauline James never envisioned herself as an entrepreneur. She worked her way up and across through various roles through her career and before launching Anchor HR she was leading employee and labour relations for a large national company. With her constant need to continually learn and be challenged by her work, she couldn’t picture herself […]

As a little girl in San Miguel, Mexico, cooking was always a big part of Veronica Sanchez’s life. She’d visit the local market with her aunt where she would sell homemade candy and after school would help another family member prep vegetables for the tostadas and tamales she sold from the storefront she built in […]

Having a strong desire to give to people a smart thermostat solution that didn’t already exist was what motivated Joshua and Zach Green to start Mysa, a company that develops smart thermostats to consumers. For them it wasn’t an instance of wanting to start a business necessarily but felt like they had to since a […]

Never underestimate the power of email marketing, a tactic that often gets lost among the shiny and new social media platforms that keep popping up. There are three times more email accounts than Facebook and Twitter accounts combined and it’s more likely to get a click-through from an email than a social media channel. These […]