Mar
05
Special Seminar: Driving Canada Forward: Enhancing SME Growth
Toronto ON, The Albany Club, 91 King Street East , Main Dining Room
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The C.D. Howe Institute was pleased to host an off-the-record seminar on supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are the bedrock of Canada’s economy and the Canadian government focuses considerable attention supporting them. The Seminar convened senior-level industry representatives, policymakers and leading experts to review current incentives and explore viable policy solutions to ensure that SMEs are equipped with the right tools, programs, and services for growth. Questions addressed include: What should the government be doing to encourage success of SMEs? What do fair incentives look like? What are the barriers to growth? A post-seminar report will offer discussions and recommendations for future policy.
Please click here for the full agenda or see below for an overview. Speakers and sessions included:
Session I: Growing SMEs: The Contribution of SMEs to the Economy
- Shereen Benzvy Miller, Assistant Deputy Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Service, Industry Canada
- Phil Walsh, Chair, Entrepreneurship & Strategy Department, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
- Julia Deans, Chief Executive Officer, Futurpreneur Canada
Session II: What is Holding Us Back? The Barriers to SME Growth
- Doug Cumming, Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship, Schulich School of Business, York University
- Paul Buron, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Risk Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada
- Elmer Kim, Managing Director, Roynat Equity Partners
Session III: From the Ground Up: Growth in the Eyes of the Entrepreneur
- John Lester, Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
- Ben Dachis, Senior Policy Analyst, C.D. Howe Institute
- Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder & CEO, Startup Canada, Founder of NACUE
Closing Comments
Ian Bandeen, Co-Founder and Vice Chair, NACO
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