Reddit Founder to Tell Waterloo Students to “Suck Less” Next Month
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is giving a talk to students at the University of Waterloo in late November. According to a release,…
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98.2% of Businesses in Canada Have Fewer Than 100 Employees: BDC
According to a nice infographic from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), “small business is big in Canada”.…
Vancouver’s RentMoola Means No Paper and All Perks
The payment industry is being disrupted by companies like Stripe and Payfirma, and the smartphone is becoming our wallet.…
Microsoft Canada and Dragon Arlene Dickinson Band Together for YOUInc
Microsoft Canada says that collaboration is key to the success of small businesses and the entrepreneurs that create them.…
Startup Weekend Calgary Looks to Promote Women in Design
Startup Weekend Calgary had an encouraging past 10 months, throwing two successful events while attracting over 200 participants.…
Startup Canada’s Noah Redler: “We Will Be Successful In The Long Term”
It’s true that since launching its national grassroots initiative aimed at mobilizing Canada’s entrepreneurial…
A Founder Love Story? How This Waterloo Entrepreneur Found His Technical Cofounder
Identify, test, assess. Repeat as required. My startup path started with frustration. As a former TV producer, I wanted a better…
Nominations Are Open for The Small Business BC Awards
The Small Business BC Awards is making a call to entrepreneurs to nominate who should win one of nine awards based on contributions…
HEC Montréal to Offer Free Online Entrepreneurship University Courses
HEC Montréal, the independent business school arm affiliate of the Université de Montréal is launching its new EDUlib…
eBay Canada Announces Ninth Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Around 2003 it was a really cool time for younger people who recognized the money-making potential of eBay. I was 15 or 16…
Communitech Joins Google Tech Hub Network
Everything seems to be going right for Kitchener-Waterloo’s startup community these days. Last week Twitter and Square…
At the 100th Meridian, Where the Great…Startups Begin?
One might immediately think of Ontario or Quebec as Canada’s main startup hotbeds, but today the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix is…
Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation Takes N100 Startup Competition
The Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation (UCIC) has won a $100,000 investment as part of winning the Northumberland CDFC…
Startups Have One Week to Apply to The C100’s 48 Hours in the Valley
The C100, Canada’s unofficial entrepreneurial consulate in Silicon Valley, is telling Canadian startups that they have…
Angel Investments Nearly Doubled in Canada Last Year, Indicates New Report
According to recently released figures from the National Angel Capital Association (NACO), more angel investments were made…