'Entrepreneur For Entrepreneurs' Makes It Big

Evan Carmichael of Toronto provides motivation and strategies for entrepreneurs at evancarmichael.com . He tells the Financial Post what motivated him to become an entrepreneur.

Step one

"I'm from Toronto and seventh generation Canadian. At age 19, while a student at the University of Toronto, I worked with two friends running a biotechnology company. When we sold it, they moved to California and I stayed here."

Next step

"I joined a venture capital firm, travelling the globe, giving talks to entrepreneurs. Then, in 2002, I started a personal Web site, writing about ways to raise funding. Right away, people began asking how to contribute content."

It's my name

"I run Canada's most popular Web site for entrepreneurs. People found us with search engines. We profile famous entrepreneurs such as Donald Trump and Richard Branson. This year we'll have 5,000 contributing authors."

Helping hand

"The Web and mobile technologies have triggered a rise in startups. I'm busy conducting workshops, and recently, talking about services such as Microsoft's Office Live, which help small businesses develop an online presence."

Driven

"I really love being an entrepreneur for entrepreneurs."