Youthful business owners are making their mark in the corporate world. By establishing thriving enterprises, they are contributing to the economy and making a remarkable impact. Young entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in shaping the future of any country’s economy.
They ensure that every individual has the potential to achieve anything, and by channeling their abilities into productive activities, they can lead the way in the world.
Below, we’ve compiled a list of the top ten young Canadian business owners who have built their own businesses from the ground up and are now inspiring others.
Jon Lipinski
“It would be challenging to develop vaccines, rebuild after a hurricane, or train a self-driving car without a map. This is where Jon’s startup Ecopia comes into play. Jon Lipinski is the Co-Founder & President at Ecopia.AI
The rapidly growing company utilizes AI to create high-definition maps for commercial use, aiding governments, NGOs, telecommunication, and insurance companies in making more reliable data-driven decisions.
“Our maps are being utilized to distribute vaccines to eradicate diseases and to develop infrastructure for power distribution across the continent.” – Jon Lipinski
Ecopia has already mapped all 169 million buildings in the United States and is collaborating with AVIN to create the first high-definition map of the Kitchener-Waterloo area for self-driving cars.
Together with co-founders Yuanming Shu and Shuo Tan, Jon is embarking on an ambitious initiative to create the first digital map encompassing all buildings, roads, and forests across Africa. A transformative map that can optimize vaccine delivery, plan renewable energy infrastructure, and monitor deforestation.
Jon Lipinski on Team Values:
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We strive to nurture an entrepreneurial spirit – full accountability and responsibility not only for personal success, but for the team’s collective success. We embody a results-driven culture – working diligently together and celebrating successes as a team.
Eva Wong
Eva Wong is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Borrowell. She was also recognized as one of the 20 tech startup founders to watch by Twitter Canada and serves on the advisory board of the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
Borrowell is a fintech company that empowers individuals to make informed credit decisions. It is Canada’s leading credit knowledge and financial services marketplace, with over 900,000 members and partnerships with major financial institutions nationwide. Borrowell pioneered free credit scores in Canada and introduced an automated “Credit Coach” to further aid users in enhancing their financial well-being.
The company has received notable accolades, including being named to the list of top 100 fintech companies globally by KPMG, “Fintech Startup of the Year” at the 2018 Canadian Fintech and AI Awards, a finalist for “International Innovator of the Year” by LendIt, and recognized as a “Great Place to Work” in Canada.
Eva Wong’s Perspective on Humility:
“I distinctly recall a half-hour discussion with our office neighbor at OneEleven about building a sales team. He took me into a boardroom and shared everything he had learned and the mistakes he made during the nine months it took to build his team. This is just one example of our first value: humility. Acknowledging that someone 15 years younger, with less business experience, knows far more about a topic than I do.”
