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…
Regardless of the industry you’re in, you’d probably be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t attended an event and left holding physical items (a.k.a. SWAG) they’re not entirely sure what to do with. As Linsay Moran the cofounder of…
The creation of London-based boutique family clothing store, Os & Oakes may sound like a step-by-step guide on how to build the perfect brick and mortar business, but it has taken persistence, dedication, and exceptional entrepreneurship behind the scenes. Erika…
Posted in Blog, Ottawa Success Mar 3, 2022 887 words | 3 minutes Dr. Kumanan Wilson, CEO of CANImmunize, figures he was probably the first person in Canada to say the country was going to need digital immunization certificates. Wilson…
Business Innovation Consultant – Haltech Regional Innovation Centre Job Description Haltech is Hiring and looking for more great people to join our team to make an impact on the start up innovation and technology community in Halton Region. About Haltech…
Alice Grey, founder and CEO of iHeart Fat Fudge Foods Inc. makes chocolates that have natural, clean ingredients that people can feel good after eating. She said the dairy-free chocolates with no added sugar are a healthier option without unfamiliar…
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurial Insight Mar 2, 2022 On March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. From February 28 to March 11 (and beyond!) Invest Ottawa hosts the 4th annual International Women’s Week: IWW 2022. And on February 28,…
Preparing today’s students for the careers of tomorrow is more than simply teaching them how to code. Building digital skills also requires understanding how technology impacts people and the world around us. Locally, Waterloo-based LAUNCH and InkSmith have made STEAM…
What They Th!NK Print Geeks Interview Series – February 17, 2022 WATCH HERE In the latest installment of the Print Geeks Interview Series, resident Print Geeks Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek talked with Matthew Sheridan, Founder and CEO of Nix…
From a conversation with a top cleantech entrepreneur to a talk on how to prepare for rising inflation, the March calendar has online events for everyone in the tech community. Here are the tech events you need to know about…
WRITTEN BY: JESSICA POTTS Niagara’s business community will recognize its finest entrepreneurs on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala. Recipients will be announced in nine juried categories, in addition to recognizing two bestowed…
It’s an exciting time to witness and participate in the development of this new high-value industry, and we look forward to seeing how businesses and entrepreneurs in Niagara and beyond maximize this new opportunity. WRITTEN BY: BLAKE LANDRY It’s no…
There are tons of jobs available in every sector, from healthcare A.I. to green energy technology. If you’re looking for a new job, you’re in luck. Canadian startups in a wide range of industries, from healthcare to green energy to…
Extended reality (XR), the colloquial term for the variety of immersive technologies encompassing VR and augmented reality, holds significant promise as a learning tool to enhance traditional training programs and methods – but only if implemented and executed correctly. While…
Many marketers and startups know how hard it can be to get their content to rise above the noise of today’s crowded social media landscape. This blog post will teach you how to take one piece of content and repurpose…
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