Joining us on Ingenious Thinkers hosted by Ken Tencer today is Alieu Jallow, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialist at the City of Mississauga. In this episode, we talk about his experiences founding Gambia's first business incubator, supporting numerous startups and small businesses, and his current role in Mississauga's economic development office. He highlights the various programs and initiatives offered by Mississauga to support businesses at different stages, from initial ideas to scaling, including unique approaches like "reverse pitches" where investors explain their criteria to entrepreneurs.Listen on 👇🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uIB9Gc 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Rn7FYdConnect with Alieu Jallow:🔹 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alieujallow1/🔹 Website: https://www.mississauga.ca/Connect with us 😊🔹 https://linktr.ee/SayHitotheFuture...Chapters:0:00 Introduction2:30 Gambian economy and entrepreneurship8:00 Role and programs at the City of Mississauga11:00 Mississauga's holistic approach to entrepreneurship16:30 Youth advisory group for the World Bank...Know someone who is clever, inventive, and original? Reach out to our producer at sromero@spyder.works. We’d love to chat!...Part podcast, part blog series, part live event, Say Hi to the Future is an inclusive platform aimed at highlighting the human side of ingenuity: clever, inventive, and original thinking. Our goal is to highlight new and interesting ways of looking at the world by speaking with ingenious thinkers and doers from all walks of life. With an eye toward the future, Say Hi to the Future's mandate is to explore how non-conventional thinkers are taking on some of our most pressing contemporary challenges.Hosted by:Ken TencerProduced by:Sonia RomeroMatt Miller...Tags:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Entrepreneurship, Gambia