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ACGBP Team Participation at CIAC 2026

The APEC–Canada Growing Business Partnership (ACGBP) team participated in the Canada-in-Asia Conference 2026 (CIAC) in Singapore, held from February 10–11, where the team showcased the project and engaged with business, …
March 26, 2026

Digital Finance and Market Readiness for Inclusive MSMEs

Our February 6 event in Jakarta, Indonesia, ‘Connecting Policy, Business & People: Digital Finance and Market Readiness for Inclusive MSMEs’ brought together policy actors and private sector representatives to discuss pr…
March 26, 2026

Key Reflections over Mission to Southeast Asia

The joint mission provided opportunities to meet with local implementation partners, government counterparts, and Canadian overseas missions, as well as to participate in several project events. It was a successful trip,…
December 19, 2025

Workshop Series: MSMEs for Inclusive Growth in Indonesia

In collaboration with the Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership (ACGBP) is launching a series of …
September 15, 2025

WOW Mentorship & Research Program Kick-Off Session

APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership - Phase II  Held on 14 July 2025 at the Women Of Will (WOW) office in Kuala Lumpur, the Kick-Off Session marked the official launch of WOW’s mentorship and research progra…
July 14, 2025

The New Normal: Digitalization of MSMEs in Indonesia

By 2022 the digital economy will be responsible for a staggering 60 per cent of global GDP. And with the world grappling with the effects of COVID-19, we have seen an acceleration in digital adoption. With the disruption…
February 9, 2021

Meet Estela - Mentorship Program

Estela is a graduate of our Mentoring Women in Business Programme who participated between May 2019 and May 2020. Six months on from graduation, we caught up with Estela on her treasured experience.
January 29, 2021

Meet Hayati - Mentorship Program

Hayati is a graduate of our Mentoring Women in Business programme who participated between November 2018 and November 2019. A year on from graduation, we spoke to Hayati and she told us her mentoring story.
January 27, 2021

Meet Liel - Mentorship Program

Liel is a graduate of our Mentoring Women in Business programme, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, taking part between November 2018 and November 2019. Here is an overview of her experiences as…
January 21, 2021

Meet Julia - Mentorship Program

Julia is a graduate of our Mentoring Women in Business Programme, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, taking part between November 2018 and November 2019. Here’s an overview of her experiences as…
January 19, 2021

Financing for Social Entrepreneurs in Peru

Latin America is a region characterized by creativity and constant transformation where entrepreneurial activities have spawned not just out of a necessity to generate income but also out of opportunity and driven by eco…
November 6, 2020

APEC's Pursuit of Global Cooperation

As COVID-19 takes its toll on the global economy, the need for international cooperation has seldom been so urgent. A recent report from APEC predicts a 3.7 per cent contraction in the region's economy — a tota…
September 9, 2020

Change Makers: Supporting Social Entrepreneurs in Peru

On May 15, 2019, the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership hosted a one-day research and policy workshop in Lima, Peru which brought together Canadian and Peruvian researchers, policy-makers, and local entrepreneurs t…
May 15, 2019

Technology and Innovation Training Session

On November 6, 2017, the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership hosted a one-day training on the margins of the APEC Summit 2017, introduced relevant best practices for entrepreneurs and MSMEs through presentations by …
November 6, 2017

Symposium on Innovative and Dynamic Startups and MSMEs

On September 11, 2017, the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership hosted a one-day research and policy workshop on the margins of the APEC Ministerial Meetings, which brought together Canadian and Vietnamese researcher…
September 11, 2017

Can Engaging with Asia Change Canada’s Startup Story?

Whether you look at North America, Asia or anywhere for that matter – micro-small-medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the steadfast drivers of economies. Startups, however, are taking this growth to a whole other level. And w…
June 27, 2017