Industry committee The Frank and Oak entrepreneurs....
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Two notions there are important. If I'm a start-up founder, every dollar I'm using to pay down a student loan is a dollar I'm not investing in my business. That certainly can be a barrier. To the question of whether new grads are coming out of school with precisely the right ski
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee I haven't seen it, but I think it's a great idea. Conversely, people who have global market experience from one industry can bring that to another industry. I think there's a great synergy there.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Absolutely.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee It's important not to over-complicate it. There are great assets and networks that already exist, so take advantage of what's there, the lessons learned, and the mistakes made. There are a bunch of organizations. Invest Ottawa has been doing this for over 20 years. There's a lot
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Okay.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee There's a great example in Shopify. Locally, he has created those opportunities for small businesses to be able to take advantage of e-commerce. There again, Shopify is on a growth path, but their strength is talent.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee I would agree. This ecosystem model works in multiple industries. We need to step back and look at the pieces that are most applicable and create those playground spaces or makerspaces and encourage young entrepreneurs to try things, make things, break things, and test them. Thos
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee As of about four weeks ago, it's now 80,000 square feet.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee We do.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee It's a mixed-use space. There are about 120 companies that physically live in the space with us, and many more come to use the facilities and for training workshops, events, and programming. The space is divided into three neighbourhoods, if you will. There's a start-up neighbo
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Absolutely.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Yes.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee Yes, we do.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters
Industry committee It really varies. Communitech is a not-for-profit. Our funding comes from a lot of different sources. It's a mix of public sector and private sector funding, roughly equal in proportion.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Avvey Peters