Just to build on that, I absolutely agree with everything Julia is saying.
Mentors are the glue of Canada's entrepreneurship community. They move fluidly between organizations and start-ups. They are investors. They give back. One of the mantras of the start-up community is “Give, give, get, give”. You pay it forward, and you support others with no expectation of any return. That benefits you in the long run. That is part of the mantra of the start-up community, as well as at I See You, Communitech, and everywhere else.
We also see a lot of entrepreneurs-in-residence. While entrepreneurs-in-residence are actually entrepreneurs, it can be very transformative. We are seeing the rise of coaches across Canada. Just as you would go to a personal trainer, coaches help you get your business right. We are seeing a lot of that.
In terms of the exciting point around the creative economy, we loved that at Startup Canada. We jumped up and down when we saw that announcement yesterday, because it is about culture and it brings in a conversation around social impact. A lot of the new manufacturing companies are starting to create a social impact, starting to engage those....
We have leveraged specialist mentors through our programs. We do the start-up finance boot camps across Canada, and 4,000 entrepreneurs go through them every year. Our mentors are certified professional accountants. They are not entrepreneurs, because we are focusing on finance there.
Mentorship is critical, especially if we think about women entrepreneurs and engaging those communities where we want to create increased inclusivity.