Where To Set Up Shop In Canada

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Where to set up Shop in Canada You can get anything here you can in Silicon Valley and all over the US Ishu Sing Host Starting to know business nbsp Media Exchange This is the first media exchange we are doing We talk with Ishu Sing Website LinkedIn founder of the Toronto based podcast Starting to Know Business iTunes Listen Notes We thought it would be great to look at the respective countries So in this audio-only cooperation we will talk about where to look if you want to evaluate entering Canada as a startup based abroad In his part of the cooperation we will talk about the diversity of Germany and that there is no default choice for setting up shop in the country as well nbsp Strong and interesting startups are all over Canada Ishu Sing Host Starting to know business nbsp Canada Canada is a G7 nation and should be on the list for international expansion for every aspiring startup For some it could be the first choice in North America https www canada ca en html nbsp Affiliate 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nbsp nbsp nbsp Recommended by Tim Cook Competing Against Time by George Stalk and Thomas Hout https amzn to 3cjMMYn nbsp In Canada we have 3 5 million entrepreneurs Ishu Sing Host Starting to know business nbsp Startup Hubs in Canada nbsp I feel that right now the startups in Toronto are developing a bit faster than Vancouver Toronto is growing very very strong Ishu Sing Host Starting to know business nbsp Toronto We start with the largest city by population and the home town of Ishu Toronto https www toronto ca Much of the startup activity is here concentrated in the so-called MaRs Discovery District MaRs was originally founded in 2000 to commercialize public-funded research with local companies You can learn more here https www marsdd com nbsp Montreal is coming up with lots of strong tech startups as well Ishu Sing Host Starting to know business nbsp Montreal The second-largest city in Canada also close to the US border This city is home to the French-speaking population of Canada French Canadians A knowledge of French is not required but helpful You can learn more about the startup scene in the city here https www bonjourstartupmtl ca en as well as find some examples of Montreal based startups here https builtinmtl com nbsp Vancouver Vancouver is located on the pacific coast of Canada They have been one of the first tech hubs in Canada They are also close to Seattle with the headquarters of Amazon and Microsoft You can learn more about the local startup scene on the Vancouver based blog https techcouver com nbsp Calgary A few people may remember Calgary from the Olympic Winter Games in 2010 If not it is located to the north of the population centers in Canada in the Rocky Mountains Note that the city is even for Canada a bit on the chilly side The focus of the city is mostly on energy like fossil fuels and mining drilling business You can learn more about the local startup scene here https www startupcalgary ca nbsp Honorary Mention Waterloo close to Toronto Waterloo is a smaller city very close to Toronto and relative to its population just above 100 000 it is punching above its weight as a startup hub We found an interesting collection of links here https www foundersbeta com waterloo-startups the-most-complete-guide-to-starting-a-startup-in-waterloo and you can also learn more here https www communitech ca nbsp nbsp Small Overview Startups from Canada nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Top 30 best-funded Canadian startups in 2020 https disfold com top-canadian-startups nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Why Canada is becoming a start-up mecca rivaling Silicon Valley https www cnbc com 2019 11 12 why-canada-is-becoming-a-start-up-mecca-rivaling-silicon-valley html nbsp nbsp Feedback Reach out to us here is our audience survey to give us feedback suggest topics interview partners or just to say Hallo https forms gle mLV6mVKwGwKuut8BA nbsp The Interviewer This interview was conducted by J rn Joe Menninger startup scout founder 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