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Venture for Canada Founder Scott Stirrett to Step Down as CEO in Fall 2025 After more than a decade of leadership, Venture for Canada Founder and CEO Scott Stirrett will step down in Fall 2025. Since launching VFC at just 22 years old, Scott has helped shape a national movement supporting over 10,000 young Canadians in developing entrepreneurial skills. His departure marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the organization as it continues to expand access to entrepreneurship and build on his enduring legacy.
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2025 Employer Advisory Council: Driving Innovation in Canada’s Startup Ecosystem Meet Venture for Canada's 2025 Employer Advisory Council—a diverse group of leaders from across Canada, offering insights from startups, small businesses, and various industries to shape the growth and evolution of VFC's programs.
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Venture for Canada Launches New Pathway to Business Ownership with ETA Academy Venture for Canada launches a new program to help aspiring entrepreneurs explore business acquisitions. The 5-week course runs from March 22 to April 27, 2025. Applications are now open.
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A New Wave Podcast
“I got our virtual assistant to change the password to my email so that I couldn't get into it. I deleted my email app from my phone. I packed up my desk. I put a cloth on top of it. I put art on top of it. I made it like a different structure in the home.”
Annelies Tjebbes and Hayley Rutherford
Entrepreneurial Leaves of Absence, Setting Boundaries, and Transforming Your Business
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Entrepreneurial Leaves of Absence, Setting Boundaries, and Transforming Your Business
With Annelies Tjebbes and Hayley Rutherford
With Annelies Tjebbes and Hayley Rutherford
Thinking Like a Founder, Navigating Risk, and Applying Lean Startup Principles to Your Life 
With Eric Ries
With Eric Ries
Transforming Yourself to Transform the World, Navigating Career Crossroads, and Cultivating Your Inner Compass 
With Upkar Arora
With Upkar Arora
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Venture for Canada Welcomes Laura McGee and Leah Nguyen to Its Board of Directors Discover how the appointment of Laura McGee, a trailblazer in diversity tech, and Leah Nguyen, a strategic investment leader, is set to energize the Venture for Canada's board’s mission to empower the next generation of Canadian entrepreneurs.
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Re-imagining Entrepreneurship, Working With Your Brain, and Dealing with Perfectionism 
With Sarah Stockdale
With Sarah Stockdale
Fail Forward: Vulnerability, Dealing with Shame, and Self-Compassion 
With Ashley Good
With Ashley Good
How Your Social Science Degree Can Launch an Entrepreneurial Career Graduating with a social science degree? Discover how Sergio and Braiden transformed theirs into entrepreneurial careers. Get inspired by their stories to kickstart your own journey after you graduate.
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Venture for Canada Announces Recipients of the 2024 RBC Inclusive Entrepreneurship Award Celebrate the future of Canadian entrepreneurship with the 2024 RBC Inclusive Entrepreneurship Awards! Meet the diverse group of young innovators from across the country who are redefining leadership and driving change.
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Venture for Canada Announces the 2023 TD Clean Prosperity Award Winners Meet the innovators transforming Canada’s cleantech landscape! Discover how these young leaders, recipients of the TD Clean Prosperity Fellowship Award are driving sustainable change and shaping a greener future.
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How Your Life Sciences Degree Can Launch an Entrepreneurial Career Graduating with a degree in health and life sciences? Learn how to turn science to startup. Hear from Fellows who have successfully walked this path before you, offering tailored advice to support your journey.
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How Your Marketing Degree Can Launch an Entrepreneurial Career Graduating with a marketing degree? Discover how to apply your skills in entrepreneurship. Hear from current Fellows who are using their marketing expertise to shape their careers, offering practical advice for your own entrepreneurial pathway.
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Making Laundry and Entrepreneurship Sexy: Lawsuits, Love, and Scents 
With Angie Tran and Bernard Law
With Angie Tran and Bernard Law
How Your Medical Sciences Degree Can Launch an Entrepreneurial Career Graduating with a medical sciences degree? Hear from current Fellows who are using their medical background to shape their entrepreneurial careers, offering practical advice just for you.
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Disrupting Fast Fashion, Body Positivity, and Working With Your Best Friend 
With Heather Lewenza and Tereska Gesing
With Heather Lewenza and Tereska Gesing
How Your Engineering Degree Can Launch an Entrepreneurial Career Graduating with en engineering degree? Hear from current Fellows who are using their engineering background to shape their entrepreneurial careers, offering practical advice just for you.
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Recent VFC News
Canada’s Next Startup Leaders Kick Off 2025 Fellowship Program at Smith School of Business
May 18, 2025
29 Trailblazers Join Canada’s First ETA Academy in Toronto
May 18, 2025
2025 Employer Advisory Council: Driving Innovation in Canada’s Startup Ecosystem
May 18, 2025
Pilot Program Creates Startup Opportunities for International Students in Canada
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