{"id":82619,"date":"2017-05-25T15:18:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvibes.com\/?p=82619"},"modified":"2017-06-12T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:58:19","slug":"shop-class-helps-entrepreneurs-pave-way-for-future-of-canadas-economy","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/magazine\/shop-class-helps-entrepreneurs-pave-way-for-future-of-canadas-economy","title":{"rendered":"Shop Class Helps Entrepreneurs Pave Way for Future of Canada&#8217;s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To honor Canada\u2019s 150th birthday,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shopify.ca&amp;esheet=51564354&amp;newsitemid=20170524005389&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Shopify&amp;index=1&amp;md5=254322caf8ed302e37308a7ce9c89486\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id%3Dsmartlink%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.shopify.ca%26esheet%3D51564354%26newsitemid%3D20170524005389%26lan%3Den-US%26anchor%3DShopify%26index%3D1%26md5%3D254322caf8ed302e37308a7ce9c89486&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1495742141000000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0NiZnhRw18jhoCvPIO3cSGVobjg\">Shopify<\/a>\u00a0is celebrating creators and innovators who have helped build this country.<\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa-based company says it wants to inspire, educate and connect the growing community of self-starters to shape Canada\u2019s future economy for the next 150 years.<\/p>\n<p>According to Statistics Canada, 98% of Canada\u2019s economy is made up of small businesses. A recent Shopify survey revealed that this trend is expected to continue.<\/p>\n<p>68% of Canadians would love to be their own boss, according to Shopify, and 53% believe that entrepreneurship is a possibility for them in the future\u2014but lack the resources to pursue it.<\/p>\n<p>The Shopify survey found that Canadians perceive entrepreneurs as key contributors to the country\u2019s economy, citing the strongest impact in creating new jobs (73%), innovating through new products or services (67%), adding to the national income (45%), and creating social change (35%).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShopify has helped over 30,000 Canadian entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality, which in turn has created tens of thousands of jobs and brought millions of dollars back into local economies across Canada,\u201d says Tobi L\u00fctke, CEO of Shopify. \u201cOur merchants include everyone from Justin Bieber and the Canadian Football League, to a craftsman who moved to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia for a slower pace of life and now creates and sells beautiful woodcraft goods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shopclass.shopify.com\/\">Shop Class<\/a>, newly launched by Shopify, is a hands-on workshop for future and existing entrepreneurs to provide resources and expert advice to take the leap and bring their ideas to life. Starting <span data-term=\"goog_799369629\">May 30<\/span> and running until mid-September, Shop Class will be making eight stops across Canada\u2014starting in Toronto, and then visiting Montreal, Halifax, Whitehorse, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To honor Canada\u2019s 150th birthday,\u00a0Shopify\u00a0is celebrating creators and innovators who have helped build this country. The Ottawa-based company says it wants to inspire, educate and connect the growing community of self-starters to shape Canada\u2019s future economy for the next 150 years. According to Statistics Canada, 98% of Canada\u2019s economy is made up of small businesses. 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