ICG gearing up to expand global presence at the Canadian Export Challenge

EDMONTON, ALBERTA | Innovation Centric Group (ICG Team), will participate in the 2019 Canadian Export Challenge (CXC) on May 16th, 2019. CXC is a 1-day global accelerator and pitch competition tour presented by Startup Canada, in collaboration with UPS​, Export Development Canada​, ​and the Canadian ​Trade Commissioner Service.

As a member of the Global Entrepreneur Cohort, ICG Team will pitch to win $2,500 and an expense-paid trip to Toronto for CXC’s final showdown, where they will face-off against representatives from across Canada to win an additional $25,000 and up to $100,000 in in-kind scaling support.

“Can't wait to meet all the global growth partners and entrepreneurs in the region”- Says ICG's CEO Lory Troche.

“As the most connected G7 country with the greatest ease of doing business, Canadian entrepreneurs have a global advantage out of the starting gate,” said Victoria Lennox, Co-Founder, and President of Startup Canada. We are thrilled to see companies like Innovation Centric Group in the Global Entrepreneur Cohort and we aim to provide them with an increase in export-readiness, accelerated access to global markets, and support to ‘own the podium’ globally.”

Innovation Centric Group is a Canadian company with offices and physical presence in Canada, the United States and the Dominican Republic. We specialize in the digital transformation of supply chains. ICG has developed a platform of modular systems with a range of IT tools that are designed to automate the processes and business flows of supply chain management: • Electronic Invoicing • Purchase Orders, B2B eCommerce • Requests • Business Artificial Intelligence. ICG was founded in 2011 by Ovy and Lory Troche.

For more information from Startup Canada please contact:

Maddie Stiles

Media Relations

maddie.stiles@startupcan.ca

613-627-0787 ext. 105

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About the Canadian Export Challenge

The Canadian Export Challenge is a Startup Canada Program in collaboration with UPS, Export Development Canada and the Trade Commissioner Service to support entrepreneurs to become export-ready, connect with the trade and global growth ecosystem, and to gain global exposure through a series of 1-day accelerator events, digital programs, pitch competitions, and an online community. Learn more at startupcan.ca/cxc.

About Startup Canada

Startup Canada is Canada’s entrepreneurship organization. Startup Canada promotes and supports the success and growth of Canada’s 2.3 million entrepreneurs, with a mandate to foster economic growth, competitiveness, and prosperity through entrepreneurship. Since launching, Startup Canada’s programming has directly supported more than 200,000 entrepreneurs and 50 grassroots Startup Community organizations. Working with over 750 ecosystem partners, including accelerators, incubators, research parks, educational institutions, economic development agencies, associations, and government programs, Startup Canada serves entrepreneurs from all backgrounds, industries, and stages of development, with a network reflective of Canada’s diverse population. Learn more at startupcan.ca.