AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEntrepreneurship & Growth: Canada’s future depends on entrepreneurs, with a spotlight on the Hunter Prize’s push to reverse declining entrepreneurship and back practical ideas (including Alberta’s Cypress Energy founder Don Archibald). Local Business & Community: Georgian College’s Henry Bernick Awards celebrated regional entrepreneurs, adding an Emerging Entrepreneur category for student founders. SME Finance & Banking: Tangerine CEO Terri-Lee Weeks says innovation must improve client outcomes as the bank reshapes its wealth-building tools for more Canadians. Startups & Hiring: A Toronto creator and former recruiter shares job-market tips, urging candidates not to over-customize résumés and to negotiate confidently. Food & Retail Success: A Toronto couple turned a viral Asian street snack into a GTA dessert chain, expanding to eight locations in two years. Cyber & Risk: New market reports point to fast growth in web application firewalls and revenue-based financing—signals SMEs will keep facing tougher digital threats and more funding options. Policy & Oversight: Canada’s banking regulator moves to lower capital levels to spur more lending at a key economic moment. Business Reputation: Abaxx Technologies pushes back on misinformation, asking CIRO to look into potentially manipulative trading.
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