{"id":6128,"date":"2013-11-27T19:16:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T00:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/press_release\/10000-canadians-mentored-in-one-week-as-part-of-canadian-mentorship-challenge\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:17:14","slug":"10000-canadians-mentored-in-one-week-as-part-of-canadian-mentorship-challenge","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/press_release\/10000-canadians-mentored-in-one-week-as-part-of-canadian-mentorship-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 Canadians Mentored in One Week as part of Canadian Mentorship Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

10,000 Canadians Mentored in One Week as part of Canadian Mentorship Challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ottawa, ON (27 November, 2013)<\/strong> \u2013 Last week, more than 10,000 Canadians had an experience that could change their life. From November 18 \u2013 24, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week<\/a> (GEW), nearly 100 mentoring events in communities from coast to coast paired local entrepreneurs with business leaders, financial and marketing experts, and inspiring role models as part of the Canadian Mentorship Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cConnections made in a mentoring environment can be major turning points that transform an entrepreneur\u2019s business, career, and life,\u201d said Victoria Lennox, CEO and Co-Founder of Startup Canada. \u201cThat advice from an expert, inspiring story heard, or connection made outside of a regular circle of contacts \u2013 these can all strongly influence an entrepreneur\u2019s path and more importantly, set them up for a better chance at success. Last week was all about creating opportunities for those game-changing moments to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powered by Startup Canada<\/a> and the Futurpreneur Canada<\/a>, the Canadian Mentorship Challenge<\/a> was a week-long campaign to fuel mentoring activities across the country and to celebrate and raise the profile of mentors as a key part of the Canadian entrepreneurship community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so pleased with the tremendous success of this initiative and how it has connected young entrepreneurs with the invaluable advice and encouragement they need to be successful,\u201d said Julia Deans, CEO of Futurpreneur Canada. \u201cOrganizations and individuals eagerly took on the challenge, resulting in over 10,000 people being mentored in one week, and individuals and ideas connecting in ways that are certain to spur and grow our country\u2019s entrepreneurial activity well into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlights from this year\u2019s Canadian Mentorship Challenge include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n