Next 36, CIX Top 20 Both Launch Application Periods
Two major Canadian startup pillars have launched their application periods for their respective offerings. The Next 36, a Toronto-based…
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Ashton Kutcher Likes His Muse Headband
Update: It seemed there was more to this story than met the eye, particularly as it relates to the similarities between the…
Blynk’s $100,000 Win Just a Small Example of the Ecosystem Working Correctly
Our nation of Canadian entrepreneurs and investors are consistently vowing to improve, and find more ways to get early-stage…
Canada (Finally) Awards its First Startup Visa
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander was in Vancouver Thursday morning at GrowLab and Launch Academy to…
Indiegogo Canada Moves in to MakeWorks, Will Collaborate on ‘First of its Kind’ Campaign
Indiegogo is moving its Canadian offices to Mike Stern’s MakeWorks coworking space dedicated to both physical and digital…
EY Announces Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year
Ernst & Young’s popular Entrepreneur of the Year award has named its regional finalists for 2014. Entrepreneur Of…
Bnotions Spinoff Company Wins Facebook Innovation Award for Mobile Apps
A Canadian company has struck gold with one of Silicon Valley’s finest. Facebook has a twice-yearly competition where…
Why Startups Should Acqui-Fire Government Policies: Part One
Startups are often the subject of acquihires: one company buys another for their talent. The trend of acquihires speaks volumes,…
Start Small and End Big: Four Easy Strategies to Get Your Small Business Online Buzz
Social media has changed the way small businesses engage with customers, promote their products and increase brand awareness,…
Ontario “Cheese Whiz” Wins BDC’s Young Entrepreneur Award Contest
The votes are in and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has named its 2014 Young Entrepreneur Award winner, in Gunn’s Hill…
Next 36’s Trip to New York City Is About Relationships, Not Cheques
Next 36 mentor Christian Lassonde was pretty blunt on the phone about what he tells a handful of startups from every cohort…
Startup Culture Needs a New Ethos: Stop Faking and Start ‘Being’
Editor’s note: The Canadian startup community’s (and beyond) greatest attribute is its greatest fault: its positivity.…
Montreal’s Amaya Gaming Buys PokerStars for $4.9 Billion All-Cash Deal
Montreal-based gaming site conglomerate, Amaya Gaming, has agreed to acquire Oldford Group, which owns the Rational Group…
Vancouver’s QuickMobile Named Fifth Fastest Growing Company in 2014 PROFIT 500
Vancouver startup QuickMobile was named as the number 5 company on Canadian Business and PROFITguide.com’s PROFIT 500…
At Vancouver’s From Now Conference, CBC’s Nora Young Urges Crowd to Evolve the Connected City into One of Communication
âWe are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there…