How Startup Canada Is Building a More Gender-Balanced World Through Mentorship
Startup Canada's Startup Women program connects women and Indigenous entrepreneurs with 100+ peer-to-peer mentors and subject matter experts — powered by Mentorly, saving the team 3-4 hours of administrative work every day.
If you haven't heard of Startup Canada, you're truly missing out. Startup Canada connects Canadian entrepreneurs from coast to coast with the tools, community, and support they need to start and build their businesses. Through their flagship programs, they empower women and Indigenous entrepreneurs to be leaders in change.
Not only is Startup Canada's Mentorship Program breaking barriers and connecting people amidst a global pandemic, it's building a stronger community for growing entrepreneurs.
National Scale, Local Feel
Startup Canada provides the infrastructure to connect communities across the country to peer-support, advisors, funders and other important resources to strengthen the environment for entrepreneurship from the bottom-up. They build programs and offerings that can scale the impact from one new entrepreneur to every new entrepreneur. They deliver high quality programs at a national scale with a local feel.
Startup Women: Mentorship Built for Women Entrepreneurs
One of their flagship programs, Startup Women, is dedicated to women entrepreneurs. Through mentorship, events, and resources, it connects women entrepreneurs with more than 100 peer-to-peer mentors and subject matter experts to build their business and provide tailored guidance.
Mentorship participants can also attend one-on-one mentorship sessions and networking events to gather and discuss candidly on the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face. Startup Canada's Mentorship Programs are proudly powered by Mentorly.
The Impact
Mentorly has created a tailored space for Startup Canada's mentorship programs and continues to help build stronger connections for entrepreneurs around the world.
"Mentorly is revolutionizing the way mentorship works — the platform has been an invaluable tool for Startup Canada's 2021 flagship programming. Mentorly offers a seamless, user-friendly experience while providing organizations with concrete and impactful ROIs. Many days, the tool saves our team 3-4 hours of work." — Kayla Isabelle, Programs Officer at Startup Canada
Build a Program for Your People
Mentorly powers existing mentorship programs and tailors custom programs. It also creates customized digital solutions to improve performance, secure talent, enhance leadership and reduce costs.
