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November 30, 2014, OTTAWA | Victoria Lennox, CEO and Co-Founder of Startup Canada
Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO of Startup Canada, a Canadian national entrepreneurship organization, will be accompanying his Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston as a delegate on his State visit to Chile and Colombia from November 29th to December 6th.
Victoria Lennox was invited to represent Canadian entrepreneurs as a thought leader on building and fostering an entrepreneurial economy and establishing vibrant startup communities to stimulate jobs and growth. Victoria will be forging new opportunities and building an increased awareness for Canadian Entrepreneurs across all sectors of education, innovation and trade.
“It is a privilege to represent Canadian startups and entrepreneurs internationally, with the support of the Government of Canada, and to share what we have learned from building a grassroots entrepreneur movement at home,” said Victoria Lennox, CEO and Co-Founder Startup Canada. “The world sees Canada as a leader in fuelling grassroots entrepreneurship and we now have the opportunity to forge new global connections, highlight Canada’s successful entrepreneurship community and return with learned best practices to make our movement even stronger.”
Victoria Lennox, through Startup Canada, has focused on providing support for the collective advancement of grassroots entrepreneurs. Her visit to Chile and Colombia immediately follows the incredibly successful Startup Canada Day on the Hill, the largest and most influential entrepreneurship event in Canada connecting and syncing Government and Startups.
You can follow her journey on Twitter at @Startup_Canada and @VLennox .
About Startup Canada
Startup Canada is a grassroots, entrepreneur-led movement founded in May 2012 that has become the most recognized, energized and active entrepreneurship organization in Canada. Startup Canada’s programs have mentored more than 20,000 Canadians, grown to represent more than 80,000 entrepreneurs, and increased entrepreneurial momentum, wealth and jobs in Canada while promoting Canada’s diversified economy and high quality of life.
Startup Canada is recognized globally as the benchmark for fuelling grassroots entrepreneurship. It has educated the leaders of peer organizations in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, South Korea, South America and the United States.