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Voices from the community.
Articles, conversations and quick lessons from FilAfrik events, founders and our team.
Allocate Self, Outpace People, Bank Growth
Three ideas from Patrick’s talk at the London Black Business Foundation Black Business Symposium on turning leadership into business results.
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We Are Building the Tables Ourselves
From Patrick’s welcome address at LIFT 3.0: why the next chapter for Black and African founders in Canada is about ownership, not permission.
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Voices from the Table: Founders Breakfast, Edition 1
Our first Founders Breakfast put founders and a Member of Provincial Parliament at the same table. Here is what we heard.
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What 20 Founders Told Us: Founders Breakfast, Edition 2
Most of the founders at our second breakfast were at the idea or pre-launch stage. That tells us something important about where support is needed.
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Meet the LIFT 3.0 Pitch Lab Winners
Six finalists, three minutes each and CA$3,500 in prizes. Meet the founders who won the first LIFT Pitch Lab.
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Messages from Parliament Hill to London’s Black Founders
At LIFT 3.0, London’s federal representatives spoke directly to Black and African entrepreneurs. Watch their messages.
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Where LIFT Began
From 75 people in one room in 2024 to a summit at Western University with three levels of government: the LIFT story so far.
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LIFT 3.0: Beyond the hustle, building what lasts
A look back at LIFT 3.0 in London, Ontario, and why the work of building stronger businesses continues after the summit.
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What LIFT 2.0 showed us about the power of diaspora networks
Founders, business leaders, and allies came together in London to share practical ideas, build connections, and imagine stronger legacies.
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