Canada is not known for producing some of the world’s leading enterprises, but the North American country is changing the narrative quite first. The country is now dominating the business scenes with some of the most well-performing companies locally in Canada and quite competitive on a global scale. Canada has a rich menu of brilliant personals who are pretty committed, and their can-do attitude combined with a favorable business environment makes the country ripe for business. Some of the enterprises that have started in Canada and started by Canadians are currently rocking the world with some of the most innovative solutions. Canada is quite competitive in the service industry and particularly when it comes to technology space. Over the past decade, Canada has managed to produce some world-leading entrepreneurs, and they continue to nature and train other budding entrepreneurs who call Canada their home. Some of the few companies and individuals who have begun their entrepreneurial journey in Canada and conquered the world include the following.
Mike Lazaridis
Mike Lazaridis is one of the aspiring success stories from Canada to the world. He is actually among the famous Canadian entrepreneurs who have found success in a very competitive niche that has been dominated by their Southern Neighbors, the technology space. Mike is mainly known for his signature product that rocked the world a decade ago, the blackberry. This technology revolutionized mobile telephony as we know it. Mike is the current Chief Executive Officer and the founder of research in Motion Limited, popularly known as RIM. The company started in Canada, but it has ever since expanded to other regions across the globe. Mike Started the Research in Motion Limited company in his college room. However, he got eventually forced to drop out of the prestigious waterloo university to focus on his young startup. Despite that being quite a delicate balance and a hard choice to make, Mike Lazaridis has found entrepreneurship successful as he managed to steer the young company into the global limelight.
Mike’s success with Blackberry and The Research in Motion Limited led to his recognition and awards in several areas. One of the awards and accolades that he takes much pride in is being named the National Builder of the year Award. Such an award makes him feel super proud of being a Canadian businessman who contributes positively to the growth and development of his country. Mike has also got prominently featured by one of the prestigious global magazines, the Times magazine, as one of the 100 international influential individuals in 2005.
