{"id":2906,"date":"2016-11-18T20:14:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T01:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2024-02-13T11:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:51:26","slug":"gew-on-the-road-anthonys-highlights-from-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/gew-on-the-road-anthonys-highlights-from-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"GEW: On the Road \u2013 Anthony\u2019s Highlights from Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gewcanada.com\">Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)<\/a> this week, we have teamed up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amway.ca\/\">Amway Canada<\/a> to send three ambassadors across the country to report live from the road as they visit Canadian entrepreneurs, small businesses, community partners in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and attend GEW events. Yesterday Anthony was on the road in Montreal, Quebec for the day. Here is a recap of his day and some of the \u2018ah-ha\u2019 moments he had along the way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">On vient d&#39;arriver \u00e0 la boulangerie Syst\u00e8meD au Vieux <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Montr%C3%A9al?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Montr\u00e9al<\/a> une entreprise <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Futurpreneur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Futurpreneur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smecanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#smecanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmwayCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmwayCanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mtP06ciHzS\">pic.twitter.com\/mtP06ciHzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FuturpreneurQC (@FuturpreneurQC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC\/status\/799267094835494916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anthony\u2019s final stop on the road was Montreal, Quebec and he was eager to see what the entrepreneurial ecosystem was like there. He kicked off his morning with a breakfast at Futurpreneur supported business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cafeboulangeriesystemed\/\">Systeme D<\/a> which is a coffee shop that was inspired by the history of Quebec. \u201cI learned how the one owner decided to follow his passion and start a very cool concept with amazing local ingredients,\u201d Anthony explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Nous allons \u00e0 un centre innovation dans griffin town: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GriffinCamp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GriffinCamp<\/a> un partenaire de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FuturpreneurQC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enPURgvKHY\">pic.twitter.com\/enPURgvKHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FuturpreneurQC (@FuturpreneurQC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC\/status\/799270420759412736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next, Anthony headed to visit ten different tech entrepreneurs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffincamp.ca\/\">Griffen Camp<\/a> where he had the chance to chat with a diverse group of tech entrepreneurs about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Montreal. \u201cWe talked globalization, the impacts of the current entrepreneur visas, opportunities to collaborate between Montreal and me locally in Vancouver, and I got to share some resources to help those businesses gain a wider lens on what&#8217;s in the marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Un d\u00e9jeun\u00e9 excellent at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/futurpreneurs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#futurpreneurs<\/a> : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarcolaBistro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarcolaBistro<\/a>. Nous sommes Rassasi\u00e9 \ud83d\ude00 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smecanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#smecanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nvNRKy9VtY\">pic.twitter.com\/nvNRKy9VtY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FuturpreneurQC (@FuturpreneurQC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC\/status\/799336356308611074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anthony then headed off for lunch with two Futurpreneur\u2019s and their mentor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcolabistro.com\/\">Barcola<\/a>, another Futurpreneur supported business. Anthony had the chance to learn about what it was like to do business in Montreal. \u201cOne entrepreneur was pre start-up and launching an escape room and the other bought her father\u2019s laundry machine business. The biggest topic of conversation was language and the impact it has on your operations,\u201d Anthony shared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">L&#39;histoire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/entrepreneurial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#entrepreneurial<\/a> de @Meuble2go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GEWcanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GEWcanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smecanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#smecanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmwayCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmwayCanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Futurpreneur?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Futurpreneur<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2LfVTo6R1v\">pic.twitter.com\/2LfVTo6R1v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FuturpreneurQC (@FuturpreneurQC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC\/status\/799359349512687616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Off Anthony went to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meuble2go.com\/\">Meuble2Go<\/a> where he learned from a third generation furniture seller who put his own stamp on his business and is aiming to expand across the country. This is where Anthony learned what it took to be a successful entrepreneur in Montreal: CAB (casual, aggressive business). \u201cNot too casual, not too aggressive, but it\u2019s somewhere in the middle where these bilingual entrepreneurs reside.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Le dernier arr\u00eat de mon voyage les bureaux de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FuturpreneurQC<\/a> Merci \u00e0 toute l&#39;\u00e9quipe pour cette aventure <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smecanada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#smecanada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4vqbLu7CYO\">pic.twitter.com\/4vqbLu7CYO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FuturpreneurQC (@FuturpreneurQC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FuturpreneurQC\/status\/799361286307876864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After making some visits to some different local businesses, and visiting the Futurpreneur Montreal office, Anthony headed off to the airport via a local Montreal taxi start-up to head back home. One lesson he took from his time in Montreal was that \u201cevery entrepreneur is a product of their environment and it\u2019s important to get to know their attitudes and perspectives in order to successfully work with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) this week, we have teamed up with Amway Canada to send three ambassadors across the country to report live from the road as they visit Canadian entrepreneurs, small businesses, community partners in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and attend GEW events. 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