"I think that Vancouver as well as Canada needs a boot camp for young entrepreneurs. We have already seen tens if not hundreds of people put their names forward to be involved in the program, and we just think this is an amazing way to accelerate what theyre doing."

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Source: What Is a Social Business App, Anyway? And Why Is the Market Booming? by Ryan Holmes, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2012.

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