And that's a wrap on 2024...
We have hosted 45 virtual sessions and 18 in-person events throughout 2024.
We brought on incredible speakers, hosted community sessions, potlucks, coaching & coffee, Blue Jays games, exclusive dinners, and much more.
We wanted to thank the incredible guests that shared their experience with the community, along with the great organizations helped make our in-person events possible!
Check them out:
↘️ Grants & Taxes: Navigating Canadian Business Funding and Financials w/ Stephen Lopes, CPA
↘️ Startup Law 101 for Immigrant Entrepreneurs w/ Dominic Alfred
↘️ Making Cold Calling Fun w/ Saad Khan
↘️ Let That Sh*t Go: Mental Wellness for Immigrant Entrepreneurs w/ Nina Purewal
↘️ Navigating the Journey of Fundraising w/ Adi Vashist
↘️ Making Marketing Work w/ Craig A Oldham
↘️ Emails that Work w/ Jen Allen-Knuth
↘️ Crafting a Compelling Story w/ Ravi Rajani
↘️ Lessons from 1000 Pitches w/ Kevin Sterling
↘️ The Go-To-Network Strategy w/ Mac Reddin 🦕
↘️ Pitch Perfect w/ Will Greenblatt
↘️ Ask Samantha Anything (& Top Sales Hacks) w/ Samantha McKenna
↘️ Top 3 Ways to Use AI as a Founder w/ Jonathan Moss
↘️ Startup Law + Q&A w/ Charlie Macfarlane
↘️ Strategic Business Planning w/ Michael Smith
↘️ Venture Capital in Canada w/ Michael Ho
↘️ Financial Challenges in Canada w/ Scotiabank
↘️ Steps to Building Your Team w/ Katie Dolgin & Found People Inc.
↘️ Running a Startup as an Immigrant w/ Dev Mitra 🇨🇦
↘️ Making Cold Calls Work w/ Will Aitken
↘️ Website Building w/ Julie Michelle Morris
↘️ Hiring Great Talent w/ Asad Zaman
↘️ Creating Community without a Community w/ Leslie Greenwood
↘️ Sales Sales Sales w/ 🏄♂️ Scott Leese
Thank you to every one of you for giving some of your time to share with the immigrant entrepreneurs of PORCH 💚
And the groups that made our IRL events even better... Google for Startups, Moving2Canada, Hamilton Economic Development, SalesIntel.io, Aligned, Scotiabank, Commsor 🦕, Collision Conf / Web Summit, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunnan International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Collective (YiiEC), and others!
Without the support of all of the people and groups mentioned above, we could not run PORCH. Each one of you has inspired, impacted, and helped many immigrant entrepreneurs towards their dreams of success.