Local startup co-founder representing Canada at international youth entrepreneur summit

Peter Francis, co-founder of Helpmeorder, a web and mobile app to help food lovers discover the best local restaurants have to offer, has been selected to represent Canada at the G20 Youth Entrepreneur Alliance (YEA) Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next week.

The G20 YEA is a collective of organizations across the G20 countries — representing over 500,000 young entrepreneurs — that work to promote and advance youth entrepreneurship. Each year, the four-day summit brings together hundreds of the world’s top young entrepreneurs and knowledge partners to develop connections, share ideas and influence G20 policy.

“Being selected to represent Canada is a tremendous honour,” Francis stated in a news release announcing his selection. “Leading a growing company within our incredible entrepreneurial ecosystem here in St. John’s, I have received a number of awards and prizes, but this one is certainly much more special.”

Under the theme of Entrepreneurship, Education and the Businesses of the Future, the summit will look at the educational needs of present and future entrepreneurs, as well as the business opportunities in educational technology.

“As a father of two small kids that just started school, I’m really looking forward to being a part of this discussion,” Francis stated. “One of my responsibilities as a delegate will be to engage our local governments here in Newfoundland to discuss how we can improve our children’s education when it comes to entrepreneurship training.”