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Art Of Startup Inc.
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Art of Startup Inc.
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Founder
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Arthur Barbut previously worked as CEO at Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator and Policy Advisor at University Of Windsor. Arthur Barbut holds Dba, Entrepreneurship/Business Incubation from Athabasca University.
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Dr. Arthur Barbut is the CEO of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, located in Windsor, Ontario. With over 15 years of research and practical experience, Arthur has developed great insights into how successful businesses are created and nurtured. His passion is to connect practical and academic insights to create innovative ecosystems that allow entrepreneurs to prosper. Building a thriving entrepreneurial culture is essential for our economy and long term sustainability. Only through creativity and bold innovation will we solve the massive challenges that are facing our society. As Peter Drucker famously noted "The best way to predict the future is to create it."Arthur’s doctoral research focused on how social capital is created across different types of business incubators. Social capital theory is based on the premise that a network provides value to its members by allowing them access to resources embedded within the network (Bourdieu, 1985; Seibert, Kraimer, & Liden, 2001). Although social capital receives a lot of attention in economic and business literature, to date limited research has focused on this topic within business incubators and accelerators. This is surprising given that research suggests social capital fosters an environment that is conducive to information and knowledge exchange (Anderson, 2008), startup and network formation (Liao & Welch, 2005) and firm performance (Batjargal, 2003). Arthur’s research confirms that social capital plays a vital role in helping entrepreneurs gain access to networks and resources that they would otherwise not be able to access. Successful entrepreneurial ecosystems are able to utilize structural, cognitive and relational social capital to create a culture of trust and genuine collaboration. Over the past decade, under Arthur’s leadership, The Accelerator has grown from renting a 6,500 sft building to owning a historic 55,000 sft facility that has transformed the region, creating 1500+ jobs and generating over $30M in regional economic impact.Arthur sits on a number of boards including the Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge (GAMIC). GAMIC is an annual competition for early-stage automotive and mobility companies, with past semi-finalists and winners raising over $230M in equity funding. Arthur also serves as an advisor to a select number of startups and social enterprises.
Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategy, and 35 others.
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Art Of Startup Inc.
6 roles · 22 years
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Founder
Current
Art Of Startup Inc.
Art of Startup was created to achieve synergy between my work managing a business incubator/accelerator and my academic research, which investigates how business incubators can leverage social capital to build successful entrepreneurial ecosystems. My experience working with startups over the past 6 years combined with my research expertise have positioned me well to advise startups. I work with founders and startups that require expert advise to evolve and grow their business. Some of the… Show more Art of Startup was created to achieve synergy between my work managing a business incubator/accelerator and my academic research, which investigates how business incubators can leverage social capital to build successful entrepreneurial ecosystems. My experience working with startups over the past 6 years combined with my research expertise have positioned me well to advise startups. I work with founders and startups that require expert advise to evolve and grow their business. Some of the areas I assist startups with include:Strategic VisioningAngel FundingPitch CoachingAttracting the Right TeamForeign Market Strategy Show less
Mar 2012 - Present
Ceo
Current
Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator
Responsible for accelerating the growth of start-ups and small businesses residing in the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator.
Mar 2012 - Present
Policy Advisor
- Responsible for providing executive and managerial support to the Vice President Administration and Finance in areas of sustainability, strategic management, policy development, planning and project management. - Accountable for all budgetary and human resource matters within the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance. - Responsible for spearheading campus sustainability initiatives from the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance.-… Show more - Responsible for providing executive and managerial support to the Vice President Administration and Finance in areas of sustainability, strategic management, policy development, planning and project management. - Accountable for all budgetary and human resource matters within the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance. - Responsible for spearheading campus sustainability initiatives from the Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance.- Accountable for the development and implementation of policies across all administrative units. Show less
Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
Special Projects Manager
University Of Windsor
- Responsible for monitoring departmental activity, troubleshooting, identifying opportunities for process/service improvement or goal attainment, and facilitating the resolution of problems/conflicts under the umbrella of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance.- Established a Policy Administration Policy that will guide all policy creation for the administrative areas of the university.- Completed a campus daycare feasibility study and presented the findings and… Show more - Responsible for monitoring departmental activity, troubleshooting, identifying opportunities for process/service improvement or goal attainment, and facilitating the resolution of problems/conflicts under the umbrella of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance.- Established a Policy Administration Policy that will guide all policy creation for the administrative areas of the university.- Completed a campus daycare feasibility study and presented the findings and recommendations to the President. This resulted in an expansion of daycare service on campus, providing 75 daycare spaces to University of Windsor students, faculty and staff. Oversaw the implementation of the construction project for the daycare. Show less
Jun 2005 - Mar 2008
Co-Founder
Cankorea Recruiting
- Co-founded a recruiting company that specialized in the recruitment of English as a Second Language (ESL) instructors to South Korea.- Successfully placed 35 ESL instructors over a period of two years.- Responsible for all marketing decisions, including the marketing budget and the development of all promotional materials.- Managed the company’s general accounting, banking and budgeting responsibilities.
2005 - 2007
~2 yrs
3 education records
Arthur Barbut education
Dba, Entrepreneurship/Business Incubation
Mba, Business
Honours Bcomm, Marketing And Finance
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Arthur Barbut is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada while working with Art of Startup Inc..
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Arthur Barbut has worked for Art Of Startup Inc., Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, University Of Windsor, and Cankorea Recruiting.
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Arthur Barbut holds Dba, Entrepreneurship/Business Incubation from Athabasca University.
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Arthur Barbut is listed with skills including Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Start Ups, Management, Nonprofits, and Public Speaking.
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