GIRLsmarts Program is Fostering the Girl Geeks
There’s a huge disconnect. According Statscan, women represented the majority of university graduates in 2011, yet for only…
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Mashable’s Piece on Quebec’s Startup Climate Twisted Reality
Mashable’s January 30th article entitled “Quebec’s Preoccupation With French Is Limiting It’s Startup Scene” didn’t…
Toronto and New York-Based BorderFree to Go Public
Toronto-based BorderFree (which also has offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and Dublin) is reportedly set for an initial…
Google is Expanding into Larger Office Space in Kitchener
Google seems to like the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Today the Waterloo Record reported that the Silicon Valley-based tech giant…
Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest is Set to Give Away $600,000 in Prizes
Applications are now open for the Quebec Entrepreneurship Contest, a huge province-wide contest that will end up giving over…
Here’s How the Federal Budget 2014 Will Affect Canadian Tech
The federal budget was released yesterday and now all the speculation over where the money will flow is over. Justin gave the…
Startup Weekend Takes Montreal Next Month
Startup Weekend, the global, grassroots community that put on 54-hour marathon events where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs…
Busbud CEO Named to NYC 2014 Venture Fellow List
Busbud CEO LP Maurice has been named to the list of 2014 NYC Venture Fellows, which is a “world-class, year-long fellowship…
Several Canadian CEOs Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Several Canadian startup CEOs today were named to Forbes’ third annual 30 Under 30 rankings. Overall, 450 leaders mostly…
BetaKit’s Most Interesting News Stories of 2013
It’s getting awfully close to 2014, so we decided to go through every article we’ve reported this year and create a list…
Young Canadian Women Are Facing Barriers at the Workplace (Yep, This is Still a Thing)
Canadian organizations are unintentionally underestimating young women as being too young or not ready to assume increasingly…
You Mad Bro? Canadian Business’ Mike Moffatt Sounds Off on Wynne’s “Awful Job Creation Plan”
Canadian Business’ Mike Moffatt evidently wasn’t a happy camper upon learning about Cisco Canada’s potential…
IDC Canada Gives its Ten Tech Predictions for 2014
IDC Canada released its top ten technology predictions for 2014 yesterday via live webcast. The company’s predictions…
Several Tech Companies Make Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2014
Canada’s Top 100 Employers, an annual editorial competition to recognize the nation’s best places to work, has…
Here’s the Tech Winners from the 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women Awards
The 2013 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners were announced this morning and a few women in tech were…