Futurpreneur on Starting
Futurpreneur Canada’s mission is to play an integral role in the entrepreneurship experience of Canadians 18-39 years old, by providing financing, mentoring and tools that will help them build sustainable businesses and create value.
Here is an article on some of the young, local entrepreneurs that futurpreneur have supported:
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/10/young-bc-entrepreneurs-took-advantage-funding-options/
They have been doing so for almost 20 years and we were lucky to have two of their experts spend a day filming with us for the e101 site. Chad Fryling is their Entrepreneur in Residence and Paulina Cameron is their Business Development Manager and an entrepreneur as well.
http://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/about/
In this first video, Paulina and Chad talk about some of the resources available to local entrepreneurs and offer suggestions to any entrepreneur contemplating those first steps into a new business.
Video Application
1. What are some of Chad and Paulina’s specific recommendations for validating your business idea and approach and what specific steps have you done to do so?
2. Why use the business model canvas or build a preliminary business plan, according to Paulina and Chad? How might doing so be of particular use to you now in the current stage of your venture?
The Video
Starting a business- what to do from e101 on Vimeo.