While a global pandemic was still very much unfolding in 2021, that did not stop many ambitious local entrepreneurs in their pursuit of starting and growing a successful small business in Hamilton. In 2021 alone, the Hamilton Business Centre handled…
WATERLOO, Ontario, August 2022 – International digital asset investment firm Global Emerging Markets (GEM) is providing Geeq Corporation with up to $25 million in funding. The financing from GEM – which actively sources, structures and invests in utility tokens listed…
Promote your products online with these creative ideas. In our new normal, online business is thriving. As a small business owner, now’s the time to start promoting your business online if you haven’t done so already. On the other hand,…
Posted in Blog, Trade Missions Aug 26, 2022 929 words | 5 minutes Home to one of North America’s most active and bustling technology communities, Ottawa isn’t short on innovative companies making headlines in the news and turning heads around…
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When you think of building a business, the buzz words that often come to mind involve success, money, or recognition. For one London-local entrepreneur, and TechAlliance’s newest appointment to our esteemed Board of Directors, business is synonymous with creativity, passion,…
Position Description This position plays a critical role in managing, evaluating, and planning Innovation Guelph’s Circular Food Economy Innovation Hub (CFE iHub) programs that are delivered in partnership with the City of Guelph’s Circular Opportunity Launchpad (COIL). These programs support…
Posted in Blog, Trade Missions By: Randy Gaudreau | Aug 25, 2022 1611 words | 8 minutesBy: Randy Gaudreau September marks the official and unfortunate end of the summer months. But it can also mark the beginning of something great. If…
Accountants are not typically heralded as green heroes, but number crunchers are now propelling corporations and governments toward meaningful climate action. Of all the technological solutions that can solve the climate crisis — improved efficiency, cheap renewable energy, herds of low-methane…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Stefan Palios, betakit.com, August 24, 2022 Alex Muggah has seen hundreds of life sciences and healthtech companies work to commercialize their innovations. As Director of the Synapse Life Science Consortium, a partnership of public- and private-sector institutions in…
A lakefront location, beautiful views, swanky furniture, networking spaces and leading edge building technology. This office doesn’t feel like an office. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on the Nucleus workspace at MaRS Waterfront. Developed in partnership with University…
Photo illustration by Kelvin Li To take new climate solutions from the lab out into the world can take hundreds of millions of dollars in investment. But as the pressure intensifies to hit our climate targets, the rapid commercialization of…
With capital raises, acquisitions and continued growth, companies in the MaRS Momentum portfolio are on an upward trajectory. The latest ventures to join the program are DOZR, HiMama, PureFacts and Acto. The 70 high-growth companies in the MaRS Momentum program…
At Base & Co Hair Studio we provide all our guests with a friendly, personalized & elevated beauty experience. We celebrate everyone in their real, most raw & authentic brilliance. We want to help you get ready to step into…
Music has the power to inspire, connect and uplift us. But gaining access to the tools and mentorship to learn how to make music can be challenging for many in our community, especially young people. Addressing these challenges and creating…
IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy of General Fusion There’s an old joke about nuclear fusion: it’s a power source that’s 30 years away, and always will be. That’s because getting very light hydrogen atoms to collide and fuse requires enormous amounts of…
Supporting small- to medium-size businesses is essential to growing the Canadian economy and expanding the country’s exports around the world, says Mary Ng, federal Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. “Ninety-nine per cent of our…
AutoVerify, powered by Mobials Inc., is pleased to announce the acquisition of iDealerPlus Inc.As the retail process continues to evolve, consumer expectations have increased around the ease of finding what they need online. iDealerPlus is a dealer-facing software that matches…
For an invention to be granted a patent, three key requirements need to be met: the invention must be novel; non-obvious; and have utility (meaning it has to actually work.) Let’s take a closer look at how to ensure your…
After buying a 12-acre plot of land in southern Ontario to grow food, Mohammed Ashour and his company could have chosen to raise cows. But they recognized that the small handful of animals would only yield a few hundred kilograms…
NuEnergy.ai continues to gain traction with a platform that supports the ethical and transparent governance of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The company has announced its third implementation of a large-scale AI governance project with the federal government – a deployment…
Locals and visitors to Canada can now explore thousands of events, places and tours in both English and French with the launch of Driftscape’s multilingual user interface. And, at a time when an increasing number of Canadians report their first…
With thousands of electric vehicles set to hit the streets, new ways of generating and managing emissions-free electricity are needed — or we’ll end up powering clean cars with dirty energy. When the Town of Parry Sound decided in 2019…
A little while ago, a woman I follow on Twitter posted a photo from a conference she was attending. It was a slide during a presentation, and it’s been stuck hard in my head. The slide said: The culture of…
Photo illustration by Kelvin Li To take new climate solutions from the lab out into the world can take hundreds of millions of dollars in investment. But as the pressure intensifies to hit our climate targets, the rapid commercialization of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haltech (Halton Region), TechPlace (Burlington) and Innovation Factory (Hamilton) form partnership with LatAm Startups to promote economic growth in Southwestern Ontario. BURLINGTON, ON, August 17, 2022 – Today, a new program was announced to enable innovative international…
Haltech (Halton Region), TechPlace (Burlington) and Innovation Factory (Hamilton) form partnership with LatAm Startups to promote economic growth in Southwestern Ontario. BURLINGTON, ON, August 17, 2022 – Today, a new program was announced to enable innovative international companies to grow…
Climate change is making wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe. Researchers are looking to the skies for ways to replant trees and help forests bounce back quicker. On five acres of land near Kenora in northeast Ontario, researchers…
August 16, 2022—Hamilton, ON Black entrepreneurs are a vital contributor to Canada’s economy and our nation’s rich culture, though they are often faced with barriers to success. The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of these contributions and is proud…
SHYNE body butter is an all-natural skincare product handcrafted with love in Guelph, ON. Made with a signature blend of shea butter, Jamaican allspice, and soothing essential oils, SHYNE will provide you with a holistic skincare experience. Not only does…
A lakefront location, beautiful views, swanky furniture, networking spaces and leading edge building technology. This office doesn’t feel like an office. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on the Nucleus workspace at MaRS Waterfront. Developed in partnership with University…
Accountants are not typically heralded as green heroes, but number crunchers are now propelling corporations and governments toward meaningful climate action. Of all the technological solutions that can solve the climate crisis — improved efficiency, cheap renewable energy, herds of low-methane…
The chickens have come home to roost for one of the hackers behind an insidious malware. Cyber sleuths at Waterloo-based eSentire say they’ve unmasked “Chuck from Montreal,” one of the so-called “threat actors” associated with the Golden Chickens suite of…
Two local tech workers have launched a podcast to bring attention to the challenges and opportunities of supporting neurodiverse employees in the workplace. Neurodiversity in Tech is a weekly podcast hosted by Sean O'Malley and Brandon Oliver. Each episode features…
Pay: $45,000.00 – $55,000.00 per year Hours: 40 hours per week Term: 1.5-Year Contract Application Deadline: August 29th, 2022 at 11:59pm Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications and working in collaboration with the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem, the Digital…
Melissa Chung created a product to solve a problem! She said she loves wearing heels, but like many women, found she had to change shoes when walking any distance. Anyone wearing heels at an outdoor wedding has likely experienced the…
Care2Talk has raised more than $1,000,000 in funding to help launch Care2Talk | Health, a platform to provide generational care. Special thank you to Mavan Capital, E-Fund, WUTIF, Sprout, Cindicates, and our active angel community. How it all started... Months…
Despite high inflation and rising interest rates, it’s not all doom and gloom. Here, 5 tech leaders share their advice. The predictions are a little, well, dire. Earlier this summer the Bank of England warned that the “global economic outlook…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Anna Ren, ief-fie.ca, July 6, 2022 We are proud to announce our Phase One 2022 CANIE Award category semi-finalists! Of the hundreds of inspiring applications we received, each of the semi-finalists were stand-outs in social innovation, community leadership,…
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE, Andy Pritchard, Weever Apps, July 28, 2022 Weever, a leading Manufacturing Digitization platform company, expands its leadership team. James Novak, Former CEO of Fiix Inc., has been named to the board of directors at Weever, the leading cloud-based…
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