Search Results for: mental health

  • Mental Health & Entrepreneurship: How four Canadian entrepreneurs stay grounded

    The day before entrepreneur Devon Fiddler went into labour with her first child, she had stayed up until midnight setting up a pop-up shop for her business. “That goes to show you the type of stress I had put on my body,” says the Saskatchewan-based entrepreneur. Fiddler, the founder of SheNative Goods, had spent years […]

  • Creating Conversations around Mental Health through Stylish Clothing

    Being socially conscious but also creative is a philosophy that Kyle MacNevin and Kayley Reed of Wear Your Label hold firmly. This was something that was always top of mind while developing Wear Your Label, a clothing line that was developed with the goal to create conversations around mental health and ultimately end the stigma […]

  • Entrepreneurship and Mental Health: Tackling Your Anxiety

    Written By: Sarah Landrum, Founder, Punched Clocks Although many don’t realize it, Canada is home to many prolific entrepreneurs, long-running enterprises and even new start-ups. With names like John Molson of Molson Brewery fame and a shortlist of new business launches that includes the likes of Shopify, the country has provided the world with some […]

  • Spotlight on Beet Happening: Fresh and Healthy Eats for People On The Go

    Beet Happening is a “modern lunch counter” in Winnipeg's West End that specializes in providing delicious and nutritious food with fast-paced customer service.

  • Spotlight on Chickapea Pasta: Filling the Gap Between Health and Convenience

    Pasta, one of life’s greatest treasures, has been reinvented. In general, as delicious as it is, it’s not considered to be the healthiest of foods. In one sense it provides carbohydrates and fills a stomach well enough to provide energy. On the other hand, it does not provide much nutrition, especially when reaching for the […]

  • Spotlight on Doctr: The App Helping You Get Quicker Access to Health Services

    Who has not had to deal with endless hours in the emergency room or wait weeks before seeing a doctor? This tricky issue is the one Doctr decided to tackle: improve the efficiency of the Quebec health system to help patients get more speedy access to care. This story began in 2014 when Stephane Boyer […]

  • Priority #1: HEALTH

    On April 16th, 2014 my father, an entrepreneur, suffered a stroke and heart attack. He was 67 when I found him on his condo floor, nearly motionless. Today, he lives with a full time caregiver who helps him dress, bathe and eat, and he can’t work or walk without assistance. The 20-year-old business he owns […]

  • Janelle Hinds: Entrepreneur, mentor and champion of diversity in STEM

    This year, in honour of Black History Month, Futurpreneur is profiling a series of exceptional Black entrepreneurship leaders in our network—entrepreneurs and mentors who are making a difference in their communities. Janelle Hinds wears many hats – and the collection is only growing. Toronto-based Hinds is the founder and executive director of Helping Hands, an […]

  • COVID-19 Resources for Small Businesses

    #cta-side{display:none;} Last updated: February 26, 2020 With constant updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping on top of all the information available can be overwhelming, especially when you’re also trying to run a small business. Our team has collected some details on the benefits and supports available to small business owners, as well as a […]

  • Practicing Self-Care as an Entrepreneur

    This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and Futurpreneur Canada understands how important it is for entrepreneurs (and everyone) to take care of themselves. As an entrepreneur it can be easy to drown yourself in work when your to-do list is never ending. Often times we get so lost in our work that we forget […]

  • National Volunteer Week Spotlight: Patrick Martin & Tarek Jaml

    This week Futurpreneur Canada is celebrating National Volunteer Week with the rest of Canada by showing our appreciation for our almost 3,000 volunteer business mentors who work with our young entrepreneurs to help them succeed. To celebrate, we’re sharing some of the stories of our mentor and mentee matches to showcase just how valuable mentors […]

  • Spotlight on Bowen Island Pizza Co: Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

    After being inspired by many of the women in her life that worked for themselves, Melanie McCready decided to follow in their footsteps by starting her own business, Bowen Island Pizza Co. “I liked the idea of setting my own schedule, working for myself meant I could work as hard as I wanted and then […]