Eric Agyemang

Eric Agyemang is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maple Bridge Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in game-changing immigrant founders. He previously worked with Export Development Canada (EDC) as a Strategic Partnership Manager. In that role, Eric led EDC’s strategic partnerships with Canada’s top innovation hubs and startup networks, including Startup Canada, MaRS, Communitech, Invest Ottawa, and ventureLAB. Additionally, he’s supported over 500 Canadian businesses expand internationally. Eric is a CITP holder and has a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from Queen's University, an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa, and an Advanced Business Administration diploma from Algonquin College. As a passionate community leader, and a champion for economic empowerment initiatives, Eric also serves as the President of Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO), a leading non-profit, providing comprehensive settlement and integration services to over 11,000 immigrants and refugees every year.

20/03/2015

Here’s Why You Need to Recharge Your Go Global Strategy

Maybe the all too familiar refrain of last year’s uncertainty has dampened our competitive spirit as Canada realigns its economic identity.
However, there are strong reasons to remain genuinely optimistic about the major prospects of Canadian SMEs on the global stage in 2015.