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    <loc>https://foundersfund.ca/blogs/bad-for-business-podcast-by-founders-fund/episode-1-bad-for-business-why-not-me-why-not-now-ft-alder-apparel</loc>
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      <image:title>An Introduction to the Small Business Boss Fund and the Woman Behind it</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2020-12-07T11:27:32-05:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://foundersfund.ca/blogs/news/20-black-owned-women-businesses-to-watch-out-for-in-2021</loc>
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      <image:title>Meet our 10 Pitch Finalist for 2021</image:title>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Meet our Pitch Competition Finale Sponsors: Noissue &amp; Voltage New Media</image:title>
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      <image:title>Meet Our Founders Fund Pitch Competition Fund Recipients</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2021-09-22T08:36:41-04:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Meet our Pitch Coaches for the Founders Fund Live Pitch Competition Finale</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-23T13:38:33-04:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-23T13:37:20-04:00</lastmod>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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  <url>
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      <image:title>Meet Celia Lopez of Placemade.co, 2022 Funding Recipients</image:title>
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      <image:title>Meet Vivene Salmon Salmon Gagne of F8th Inc., 2022 Funding Recipients</image:title>
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      <image:title>The Power of Funding: How Jenn Harper Turned her Dreams for Cheekbone Beauty into Reality</image:title>
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