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| − | ===<big>Onboarding and team building (1 week)</big>===
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| − | *<big>Problem framing</big>
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| − | <h1 style="color:#3f2a56"><div id="Team"><strong>How to build your accelerator team</strong></div></h1>
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| − | === September – October: Sign up to participate in the next Accelerator[[File:Accelerator gcwiki graphic - sign up.png|frameless|53x53px]]===
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| − | <big>Our next Accelerator begins on <strong>January 10th, 2022</strong>. Are you interested in joining us? To get started reach out to our team by email at [mailto:accelerator-accelerateur@csps-efpc.gc.ca <u>accelerator-accelerateur@csps-efpc.gc.ca</u>] to start the conversation.</big>
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| − | **<big>Identify if the Accelerator is right for your organization</big>
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| − | <br><h1 style="color:#3f2a56"><div id="Cohort 1"><strong>Accelerator History</strong></div></h1>
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| − | <br><big>'''We recently put together a testimonial video for our first cohort. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKRg1kO2VBE&list=PLNnlBXQ3s_AnimFcImt0b7tiO8P5qrAOF&index=4 <u>Watch it here!</u>]'''</big>
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