‘A real plus for a small company’
D3 has played an important part in CANN Forecast’s progress.
“We have free office space for our small team and access to conference rooms, which is a real plus for a small company. More importantly, we have access to a coach who can guide us on a weekly basis and a panel of experienced mentors who are helping us to stay focused,” Fortin St-Gelais says.
“There is a large diversity of resources at D3, helping us with every aspect of our company. For example, before the Fast Forward Challenge demo day, we were coached by the team at D3 to improve our pitch during multiple training sessions.”
Xavier-Henri Hervé, director of D3, applauds the Government of Canada’s investment in startup businesses “which symbolize economic growth in the 21st century,” he says.
“CANN Forecast is an exemplary model of state-of-the-art knowledge issued from research and transformed into global economic and environmental impact. This is a celebration of our community coming together to empower our young entrepreneurs.”
David Lametti, minister of justice, attorney general of Canada and member of parliament for LaSalle‒Émard‒Verdun, announced the grant winners in Montreal on August 30. He was there on behalf of Navdeep Singh Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development and the minister responsible for CED.
“Through the Government of Canada’s support, these young talents will be able to turn their entrepreneurial dream into reality,” Lametti says.
“I’m really keen to see the results in the field from the projects carried out by the winners of the CED Fast Forward Challenge. A new generation of innovative entrepreneurs is building a very bright future for us.”
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