EPIC Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre: Entrepreneurship for International Students

Get answers to:

• While I am a student, can I start a business in Canada?
• Can a family member back home own a business in Canada? Can I work for the business?
• Learn about these, and immigration considerations and strategies for students and graduates who want to start a business or be self-employed in Canada.

Presented by: Laura Stairs, J.D.

An associate at Shibley Righton LLP in the firm’s Windsor office, Ms. Stairs practices in the areas of business immigration law, and corporate, wills and estates law. She was awarded the Stitt Feld Handy Social Justice Fellowship in Africa, completing an internship at the Legal Resources Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa in the area of constitutional litigation. Ms. Stairs obtained her law degree from the University of Windsor.