VeloCity Hires New ‘Coach’ In Conestoga Entrepreneurship Instructor and Startup Founder
Startups at the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity Garage will have a new “skip” around town to look up to,…
startups
Six Ways to Get to GROW Conference, From the Cheap to the High-Flying
This year’s much talked-about GROW Conference will be held in Whistler, about a two hour drive north of Vancouver. As…
Next VeloCity Fund Finals Set for November 27
It was only two weeks ago where #VeloCityFundFinals trended number one on Twitter, as the twice-annual event handed out over…
Are You One of ‘Canada’s Most Remarkable Small Businesses?’
Canada is filled with talented people who are building amazing companies. Our friends at The Globe and Mail are seeking feedback…
Manulife Financial Joins as Federal Fund-of-Funds Reaches Second Close
The federal government’s fund-of-funds for startups has achieved its second close, bringing total commitments to date…
OMERS Ventures Looks for These Three Attributes When Investing Into a Startup
OMERS Ventures, the investment arm of pension fund OMERS, has a core focus in the technology, media, telecommunications, clean…
Doing it All: Hardware Meets Software at the IoT Design Shop
âSoftware is eating the world, but hardware gives it teeth,â was Renee DiRestaâs (Principle, OATV) comment at the first…
WSU Business School Names Canada Second Best Location to Start a Company
A new infographic put together by Washington State University’s School of Business has named Canada as the second best…
InboundCon 2014 Looks to Please the Startup Marketers
The St. James Conference Centre in downtown Toronto will play host to InboundCon 2014, a conference that will bring together “world…
Five Essential Tips for the Travelling Entrepreneur
Small business owners can rarely afford to take a step out of the office, let alone the country, which make travel plans â even…
Whistler a “Perfect Place to Make Decisions and Iterateâ Says GROW Conference CEO
Deb Landa and her yearly GROW Conference was the subject of a recent Financial Post article detailing how next month’s…
BC Invests $6 Million in New Okanagan Centre for Innovation
The government of British Columbia has invested $6 million towards a new innovation centre in Kelowna. Premier Christy Clark…
Former MaRS Manager to Lead New Cossette Labs Business Incubator
Cossette has announced a new business incubator in Toronto seeking to help startups who develop technologies that will benefit…
MakeWorks Nears Crowdfunding Goal, Calls Itself The”Startup Factory of the Future”
Toronto’s MakeWorks has raised over half of its targeted $20,000 crowdfunding project, in which the creative marker studio…
Forget the Cottage, Startup Weekend is Coming to Muskoka
Startup Weekend, the 54 hour global marathons that bring together developers, designers, marketers and startup enthusiasts,…