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News and Announcements
Meet Natasha Roberts, Co-founder, Space Vintage - startGBC April #WhyNotMe GBC Entrepreneur Spotlight About Space Vintage Space Vintage is a leading vintage clothing retailer and styling service based in Toronto. The company was established in 2003 and is owned by mother-daughter duo, Ashlene and...
Chef Raquel Fox graduated from George Brown College in 2016 with a culinary arts degree. Passionate about food Raquel founded Island Gurl Foods in 2018 and is deeply rooted in Caribbean food culture. Raquel brings you her grandmother's slow-cooked sauces with bold, rich, and authentic flavours made with quality ingredients.
Meet Nik-Keisha Moodie, Founder & CEO, NMCD Inc. startGBC February #WhyNotMe GBC Entrepreneur Spotlight: As we celebrate Black History Month throughout Canada, startGBC is honoured to highlight amazing black entrepreneurs and the diverse businesses they have built and operate. We are very proud of...
Meet Gianmarco Sinisi, Founder & CEO, Systems by Orukana, startGBC January #WhyNotMe GBC Entrepreneur Spotlight As we celebrate a New Year and say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024, we look forward to the future and the exciting entrepreneurs and businesses we will interact with this year. Amazing...
#WhyNotMe GBC Entrepreneur Spotlight: As we enter May and the beginning of warmer weather, why not celebrate ‘La Dolce Vita’ and so we caught up with Dario Dibennardo, founder of D&O Sapore d’Italia, an importer of fine Italian artisanal food and housewares from his native Italy. About Dario...
Business student Dom Mazzuca plans to revolutionize the cooler. The patent-pending design for his Maple Mountain Rocky Soft Coolers promises an end to lukewarm drinks, soggy sandwiches and crushed snacks at your next picnic or camping trip. Dom’s been working on this business idea for about a year...