POW 2014 To Bring Together 500 Young Entrepreneurs in Montreal
POW 2014 is just a month away. It’s a huge event put on by the RJCCQ, Quebec’s Le Regroupement des jeunes chambres…
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With $7K Price Tag, Toronto Accelerator DRIVEN Is Looking for It’s New Cohort
Toronto-based startup accelerator program DRIVEN has opened up the application period for its third cohort. The accelerator…
Founder Institute is Trying to Create a Toronto Chapter
The Founder Institute, fresh off of a Montreal chapter launch, is making a push for Toronto. In a blog post last week the organization,…
Reort: Montreal Offers the Most Competitive Operating Costs for Businesses
A new report indicated that Montreal is the best North American metropolis in terms of competitive operative costs for businesses.…
Video: Innohub’s Dynamic Mobile Landing Pages Snared 65% Conversion For Pepsi
In our final instalment of the Extreme Startups video series at DX3 2014 conference, our Joseph Czikk chatted with Innohub…
BC Business Releases Inaugural 30 Under 30 List
BC Business, a British Columbia-based business magazine and online news site, has released its inaugural list of its 30 Under…
BDC Is Giving Away $100K With Young Entrepreneur Award
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is giving away $100,000 as part of its Young Entrepreneur Award 2014. It rewards…
Inaugural Canadian Technology Leaders Awards Happen Tonight in Toronto (And Rob Ford Gives An Award Out!)
The inaugural Canadian Technology Leaders Awards are happening tonight in Toronto’s swanky Distillery District. The show…
C100’s AccelerateMTL is Back on April 10
The C100, a non-profit, member-driven organization that supports Canadian technology entrepreneurship through mentorship,…
Fundica Steps Up the Prize Game With Upcoming Funding Roadshow
Fundica and the 2014 Funding Roadshow have released details on the prizes that will be handed out this year on the ten-stop…
Why Every Canadian EdTech Startup Needs a Teacher
At SXSWedu, my colleague at MaRS, Joseph Wilson and I ran our first-ever “Innovation Bootcamp for Educators.” Ably joined…
Waterloo Accelerator Centre Graduates blueRover and Trustpoint Innovations
Two startups have graduated from Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, a program dedicated to accelerating technology entrepreneurship.…
One Entrepreneur’s Reflection on the Kitchener-Waterloo Startup Community
Over the past couple of months I’ve been talking to startups in the Kitchener/Waterloo ecosystem. These conversations…
UTChinese Network To Throw EXCITE2014 Conference Saturday
UT (University of Toronto) Chinese‘s EXCITE2014 Entrepreneurship Conference is all set for Saturday. The conference brings…
Why Toronto’s New Stock Exchange Should Focus on Nanotech
A monopoly’s favourite casualty – innovation – has thus far not been spared in the case of Canada’s stock markets. But…