Startup Smithers puts our community on the international map
Startup Smithers is an informal group of entrepreneurs who are working towards building a stronger entrepreneurial culture in our town. We are one of the original 15 startup communities in Canada. There are 20 communities across Canada, a number which is growing as more communities sign on.
Other Startup Communities in Canada are cities like Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, and Saskatoon. What separates Smithers from the rest of the other Startup Canada communities is that we are the only small town. We are by far the smallest community involved, and that’s a good thing! Being the smallest differentiates Smithers and makes an example not only to other communities in Canada, but also internationally.
Startup Canada representatives recently attended a global entrepreneurship conference in Mexico and use Smithers as their “go to” community as an example of how building or reinforcing an entrepreneurial culture can work in any community. The result is that Smithers gets directly marketed to existing and potential entrepreneurs and partners around the world from a third party organization. This is invaluable promotion of our community.
Entrepreneurship is what Smithers does very well. Trying new things, wondering “what if”, exploring potential opportunities, and deciding “I can do that” improves the economic health of our community. Smithers should be proud to say that we are on the world map of entrepreneurship.
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