Ernst & Young names Michael Donovan Entrepreneur of the Year Atlantic
Michael Donovan, executive chairman of children’s entertainment company DHX Media, is this year’s Ernst & Young…
Events
Startup Open House gives you an inside peek into Canadian startups
For the third year in a row, Startup Open House — a citywide open house event where participants have free access to visit…
#WWTO shows VR’s possibilities are endless
For the final We Are Wearables Toronto event of the year, WWTO founder and BetaKit Senior Editor Tom Emrich ended 10 months…
Journalist David Sax on the rise of analog in a digital age
The recent #firesideconf gathered 80 CEOs, CTOs, devs, and tech enthusiasts for a weekend without Wi-Fi, filling the gap with…
#MastersOfCode recap: Poutine Hacks
Last weekend, approximately 100 designers, developers, and hackers locked themselves into Notman House in beautiful Montreal…
Communitech’s pitch competition puts spotlight on female founders
On October 1st, a crowd gathered to watch the Communitech Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition, the culmination of Communitech’s…
Startup Canada invites #EveryEntrepreneur to join nationwide tour
On October 14, Startup Canada is launching its #EveryEntrepreneur Tour, where entrepreneurs can find mentors, support, and…
Startup Slam wants to help build a real tech community in Victoria
How do you build up a tech community on Vancouver island? One coder at a time, apparently. Victoria’s startup community…
#VanStartupCity: tech entrepreneurship tips from the leaders
“If you want to be successful, follow your contribution, not your passion.” This and other bits of wisdom resulted…
Startup Canada and Intuit team up to give entrepreneurs a crash course in financial literacy
From September 28 until October 4, Startup Canada and Intuit are teaming up with entrepreneur community leaders across Canada…
#VanIMPACT: investing for profit, people, and the planet
Driven by purpose as well as profit? You might have joined hundreds of earnest entrepreneurs, non-profit folks and investors…
Remember these last-minute hackathon tips before #MastersofCode
MasterCard’s Masters of Code hackathon starts tomorrow in beautiful Montreal. Last week, we hosted a Twitter chat with our…
Collaboration trumps competition at #HackTheNorth
Bring together 1,000 student hackers from 200 schools and 15 countries, and connect them with Y Combinator, mentors from companies…
CIX Cleantech reveals 10 most innovative cleantech companies
Today, CIX Cleantech announced the 10 most disruptive Canadian clean technology companies chosen to present at the CIX Cleantech:…
Why Indiegogo’s Steve Tam says work-life balance doesn’t exist
In case you missed it, #Firesideconf brought together 80 people from the tech community for speeches from fellow entrepreneurs,…