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SME Working Group

SME Working Group

The C.D. Howe Institute established the SME Working Group to provide governments and regulatory authorities with recommendations that will support the success and growth of Canadian SMEs – particularly concerning:

  • Removing barriers to availability and access to long-term patient financing;
  • Broadening Canadian capital markets, and;
  • Fostering an improved environment for business growth across Canada.

Chair

Michael Denham

Executive Vice President, Commercial and Private Banking, National Bank of Canada

Members

Pierre Cléroux

Vice President, Research and Chief Economist, BDC

Karoline Elkind

Chief Financial Officer & Partner, Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF)

Guillermo Freire

Senior Vice-President, Mid-Market, Export Development Canada

Feridun Hamdullahpur

Former President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo

Peter Hawkins

Managing Director & Controller, MELLOHAWK Logistics

David Lisk

Vice-President, National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)

Rodney Macdonald

International Corporate Affairs - Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Intuit Canada

Daniel McClure

Principal, Blue Deer Capital Partners Inc.

Blair Poetschke

President, Scintica Instrumentation

Carlo Rossi

Manager, Office of Economic Growth and Innovation, Ontario Securities Commission

Michael Rothe

President & Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Finance & Leasing Association

Rachel Skelton

Partner, TorQuest Partners

Hugh Swandel

President, Meridian OneCap

Rosalie Wyonch

Associate Director of Research

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