Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurial Insight Mar 14, 2022 It’s a fast-moving world for the cyber industry with a rapid pace of innovation. Innovation means more data and advanced technology, leaving organizations to remain agile to maintain a competitive advantage, stay…
TORONTO, March 14, 2022 – RBC and ApplyBoard today announced a joint Proof of Financial Support solution designed to support international students looking to fulfill their dreams of higher education in Canada. A key element of the Canadian study permit application…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Mar 8, 2022 992 words | 4 minutesBy: Jessica Murphy If you’ve been on the job market for more than a minute, you’ve heard it: landing a position is more about who you know…
originally published: 2022-03-08 10:13:26 LISTEN HERE About Hybrid Power Solution and Founder Francois Byrne Small, green, no noise, easy to use. Hybrid Power Solution’s portable power box does not use fuel, and the only work customers need to do is…
Mar 10, 2022 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa. We teamed up to produce this special series to celebrate women leading in Ottawa for International Women’s Week (IWW 2022) and…
Scribendi is proud to announce its fourth consecutive placement on the list of Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work. Chatham, Ontario, March 10, 2022: Established editing and proofreading company Scribendi lands on the Best Workplaces™ for Women…
Info-Tech Research Group, a global IT research and advisory firm based out of London, Ontario, has recently announced a significant milestone for the organization. As Info-Tech enters its twenty-fifth year of business, the firm has surpassed anticipated growth metrics and is…
The first entry in our new Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent Women in Tech Spotlight Series. 1. Introduce yourself and your position in the tech industry. A: Hi! I am Sindhura Yalamanchili, a Software Developer at Rocket Innovation Studio, Windsor – Ontario.…
originally published: 2022-03-08 12:38:40 As a startup, you will need to raise capital in order to fund your business ideas and creation. The great news is that there are multiple roads you can take in order to get the money,…
DevOps Engineer DevOps are in high demand with these companies: Evidence Partners is changing the way researchers work. Its systematic literature review system, DistillerSR, helps deliver reviews up to 60% faster than spreadsheet-based processes. The SaaS company is exploding with growth, outgrowing its last…
Within days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, security experts in Waterloo were combing through a trove of leaked documents that pointed to a parallel cyber-attack on Ukraine’s Western allies by a notorious Russian-based ransomware group. The documents, leaked in a…
This article is part of a series on Women in Tech. Read the series here. ________________________________ As a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Kaitongo, Sumathi Pundit knows a thing or two about building client relationships. “We all…
ORIGINAL VIDEO – CHCH, March 4th 2022 The women of distinction awards were handed out last night for Hamilton and Halton. Among a number of extraordinary women was a McMaster student who won the young trailblazer award. Watch this CHCH…
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurial Insight Mar 11, 2022 Invest Ottawa launched the Digital Main Street (DMS) platform to support small businesses navigating the recent pandemic by transitioning their products and services online. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev…
Scispot, a Y Combinator-backed life science lab informatics startup, announced today that it has achieved SOC 2 Type I compliance in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations also known as…
Tourpreneur Podcast – March 9, 2022 WATCH HERE Ryan O’Grady, the founder of Fotaflo joins Tourpreneur to share how tour businesses can increase tour bookings and reviews with guest photos, which he calls ‘memory marketing.’ Ryan explains how businesses can…
A social enterprise founded by pharmacists and recognized as a pharmacy benefits management thought leader, Green Shield Canada (GSC) has a long history of improving care, increasing access to affordable medications, and making it easier for Canadians to live their…
The inside scoop on the hottest trend in crypto. If you have been watching the news, keeping up on your social media, or chatting around the watercooler, you have no doubt heard at least a passing reference about NFTs. What…
Bereskin & Parr LLP is a leading Canadian full-service intellectual property law firm that provides various IP services including patents, trademarks, copyright, licensing, regulatory and website-related matters for clients across all industries around the world, ranging from small start-up operations and individual…
originally published: 2022-03-08 12:52:57 The geographical location of your business matters. As an entrepreneur, it is natural that you will be conscious of what can contribute to the success of your startup. And so, should you start a business in…
For Immediate Release Sudbury Catalyst Fund invests $250,000 in IRegained Sudbury-based startup aims to accelerate recovery of hand function after stroke Sudbury, ON. The Sudbury Catalyst Fund, a $5 million seed capital co-investment fund based in the City of Greater Sudbury,…
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, women have struggled to balance career and home life; working remotely while simultaneously navigating their kids through virtual schooling or dropping out of the workforce altogether to care for their young children when…
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurial Insight Mar 8, 2022 Fierce. Fearless. Focused. Do these words ever hold more true than for our closing fireside keynote at the 2022 International Women’s Week kick-off event, The F-Factor: Fueling Women Founders. We sat down…
What comes to mind when someone says they want to make living in Waterloo Region more equitable? Locally, leaders are working to create more affordable housing, make STEAM education more accessible and bring more women into local politics – and…
Amanda Hall knows from a statistics perspective that when she pitches to investors, there’s a 98 percent probability they won’t give the money to her. But that hasn’t stopped her from raising millions for her cleantech company. On March 15,…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE – Financial Post, March 7, 2022 IBI Group (TSX: IBG) announced today it has taken a minor equity position in Ecosystem Informatics Inc. (ESI), a private company specializing in environmental monitoring, diagnostics and pollution abatement solutions designed to…
Make some noise! Bells rang and confetti flew as tech founders gathered at Communitech on Feb. 22 for a special remote opening of the Toronto Stock Exchange. It was a celebratory and historic event, marking the first time the TSX…
This March, ventureLAB is spotlighting women founders in our community. These companies are breaking boundaries in everything from game-based financial literacy training and sustainable take-out systems to the next generation of solar cells and seamless access to tailored health services.…
Waterloo, Ontario, March 1, 2022 — Digital image solutions provider for commercials, movies and TV shows, DITBrazil, is relying on Dejero for connectivity in a new virtual workflow that streamlines the creative process for cinematic and commercial productions. Dejero EnGo and GateWay solutions…
“The first two years I lived in Canada, I had to move seven times - not necessarily willingly,” Amy Ding, the founder and CEO of Requity Homes, says recounting her days of being a renter who craved stability. “Being able…
“Financial skills are a key component of the skills needed for the Future of Work and they impact personal lives significantly,” Meaghan Daly says of what led her to found Forward Vision Games, an educational technology company that aims to…
Dentons Spotlight Series – February 25, 2022 WATCH HERE In this episode, Kenda Shaheen and Julia Shelaru sit down with Amy Ding, the CEO and Co-Founder of Requity Homes. They explore some of the dynamics contributing to housing affordability issues…
Leveraging learnings from virtual work environments, ventureLAB’s Capital Investment Program has gone national with creative new accessible formats to help overcome barriers to investment for underrepresented founders and foster stronger investor connections.The COVID-19 pandemic has driven founders and investors alike…
Posted in Blog, Ottawa Business Excellence Mar 4, 2022 605 words | 3.5 minutes Do you know who made your debit card? There is a good chance it was the innovators at the Thales, a global technology company that supports…
WATERLOO, ONT., March 2, 2022 – eSentire, the authority in managed detection and response (MDR), today announced a partnership with SentinelOne (NYSE: S), an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, to empower organizations to prevent, detect, and autonomously respond to cyber threats.…
The story of how Brenda Ahenkorah founded My Well Self is an incredibly personal one. “I went through some health issues and decided to turn to the wellness space to cure what I was going through,” she says, adding she was…
Not many people would start a business at the height of a global pandemic, but not many people are Sahar Sam, the founder of Solaires, a company aiming to make solar energy more accessible.“I started Solaires because it is critical…
It’s estimated there are 39 million takeout meals served in the City of Toronto each year. That amounts to some 78 million containers that can’t always be recycled. That’s a lot of waste. Enter Suppli, an innovative reusable takeout container…
Mar 3, 2022 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa. We teamed up to produce this special series to celebrate women leading in Ottawa for International Women’s Week (IWW 2022) and…
What does our urban future look like? How will society shape cities, and how will cities shape society? And what role can technological innovators have in these changes? Those are questions being addressed by a year-long commitment by Communitech and…
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