# Ontario Initiative Network

> Ontario Initiative Network (formerly Ontario Immigrant Network) is a non-profit social enterprise in London, Ontario, working on immigrant entrepreneurship and financial literacy for youth since 2009.


## Blog

- [Thank You Libro Credit Union](https://oinweb.ca/2015/10/25/thank-you-libro-credit-union/): Before I get to the exciting news, on behalf of Ontario Immigrant Network and the communities that we serve, I need to say this: Thank You Libro Credit Union…
- [Why did you become an Entrepreneur?](https://oinweb.ca/2014/09/30/why-did-you-become-an-entrepreneur/): A guest post: why I became an entrepreneur. Not the entrepreneurial home I grew up in, and not a dislike of large corporations, but necessity.
- [The Geography of Funding Inequality](https://oinweb.ca/2013/11/30/the-geography-of-funding-inequality/): Around the country, incubators are popping up. Tech incubators, health incubators, manufacturing incubators. Venture capitalists continue to create to new…
- [The Value of Incubators](https://oinweb.ca/2013/08/30/the-value-of-incubators/): Over the last decade, incubators have been popping up all over the country. There are economic development incubators, venture capital incubators and…
- [Innovation and the Aging Population](https://oinweb.ca/2013/07/30/innovation-and-the-aging-population/): There is a lot written these days about innovation, competitiveness and intellectual capital. I hear the banter of politicians, the monologues from leading…
- [Entrepreneurship Challenges: Financing](https://oinweb.ca/2013/05/03/entrepreneurship-challenges-financing/): For any business owner, the challenges are many – marketing, business growth, profitability and (amongst others) the ever-present challenge of financing.…
- [Why SMEs Will Continue to Grow.](https://oinweb.ca/2013/04/18/why-smes-will-continue-to-grow/): The current state of the economy has driven many to entrepreneurship. In the wake of massive lay-offs in the manufacturing sector, downsizing across all…
- [Sarnia-Lambton Business Succession Workshop](https://oinweb.ca/2013/04/16/business-succession-workshop-sarnia-lambton/): A business succession workshop for business owners in Lambton County, thanks to the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce.
- [So, what is Digital Napkin?](https://oinweb.ca/2012/12/17/so-what-is-digital-napkin/): Digital Napkin was a web site set up to encourage up-and-coming entrepreneurs in Sarnia Lambton to share their ideas, strategies and wisdom.
- [Business Library: Driven (Kobo)](https://oinweb.ca/2012/11/05/business-library-driven-kobo-review/): Robert Herjavec's Driven, reviewed: a great read for any immigrant entrepreneur, and especially anyone who is a fan of Dragons' Den.
- [Digital Napkin: Sarnia-Lambton’s Entrepreneur Community](https://oinweb.ca/2012/10/19/digital-napkin-sarnia-lambtons-entrepreneurs-community/): Entrepreneurship in Sarnia Lambton is booming. The area has thousands of entrepreneurial businesses. This is something that we in Sarnia Lambton often forget…
- [Our New Website!](https://oinweb.ca/2012/10/01/our-new-website/): Our new website – www.oinweb.ca – has been revamped to better reflect our desire to better support our goal of connecting immigrant entrepreneurs to business…
- [Success Stories – Shawn Lee, Pantry Mart](https://oinweb.ca/2012/08/31/success-stories-shawn-lee-pantry-mart/): During our research, I had the pleasure of interviewing several successful immigrant entrepreneurs. The first was Shawn Lee. Shawn is a South Korean…
- [Immigrant Entrepreneurship – A Boost for our Communities](https://oinweb.ca/2012/08/31/immigrant-entrepreneurship-a-boost-for-our-communities/): Last year, over 250,000 newcomers chose Canada as their new home. Often these newcomers flock to centres such as Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. While these…
- [OIN Pilot](https://oinweb.ca/2012/06/19/oin-pilot/): Our inaugural conference was a great success, and I really would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved, and outline how important their…
- [Reflections on our Inaugural Conference](https://oinweb.ca/2012/05/02/reflections-on-our-inaugural-conference/): On April 24th, 2012, OIN held its inaugural conference on immigrants and business succession. This innovative session brought together stakeholders from all…
- [OIN Whitepaper: Immigrants and Business Succession](https://oinweb.ca/2012/03/28/oin-whitepaper-immigrants-and-business-succession/): An introduction to our whitepaper on immigrants and business succession: connecting immigrants to the businesses of Ontario's retiring owners.
- [OIN Whitepaper: The Use of GIS in Immigration Studies](https://oinweb.ca/2012/01/17/oin-whitepaper-the-use-of-gis-in-immigration-studies/): This is the first in a new series of whitepapers that Ontario Immigrant Network will be publishing about our research expertise and experiences. Please feel…
- [Immigrant Entrepreneurship – A Boost for Our Communities](https://oinweb.ca/2012/01/11/immigrant-entrepreneurship-a-boost-for-our-communities-2/): Last year, over 250,000 newcomers chose Canada as their new home. Often these newcomers flock to centres such as Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto. While these…
- [Election post for our supporters](https://oinweb.ca/2011/10/21/election-post-for-our-supporters/): In support of the initiative proposed by SWEA, Ontario Immigrant Network is calling on the province to create an economic development fund specifically for…

## Pages

- [Contact Us](https://oinweb.ca/contact_us/): Contact Ontario Initiative Network in London, Ontario, by email at info@oinweb.ca.
- [Privacy Policy & Terms of Use](https://oinweb.ca/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/): How Ontario Initiative Network collects, uses and protects personal information under Canada's PIPEDA and anti-spam law, and the terms for using oinweb.ca.
- [Programs](https://oinweb.ca/programs/): OIN's programs: the FLY app for newcomer and Canadian youth, and, before 2015, connecting newcomers to business succession opportunities in Ontario's smaller communities.
- [Resources](https://oinweb.ca/resources/): FLY, the Financial Literacy for Youth app from Ontario Initiative Network: launched in 2016 with support from Libro Credit Union, and now archived.

## Contact

info@oinweb.ca