b'BUSINESS FUNDINGSIDE HUSTLELGBTQ+ entrepreneursstill facing an uphill battleon the financial front By James PetersFor theseI ts a well-known clich that most small businesses fail in their first year, entrepreneurs,although there doesnt appear to be any reliable data to support that claim. What starting out with adoesnt require any empirical evidence is new business is likethe simple truth that start-ups and new business ventures are difficult, period. joining a game ofAnd difficulties facing new start-ups in the monopoly [alreadyLGBTQ+ community are compounded by misunderstandings, mistaken beliefs and in progress]. tiresome prejudices. Kayla Isabelle, CEO of Startup Canada, - KAYLA ISABELLE,puts it this way: We recently authored CEO OF STARTUP CANADA an op-ed for Canadas LGBT+ Chamber 12| QBiz CANADA | Issue 22022'