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Waterloo students competing in ‘March Madness’ of computer programming

As March Madness – the month of NCAA basketball playoff matches that is also viewed as the tournament that recognizes the best post-secondary school talent in the world – comes to a close,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 27th, 2013 Brian Jackson
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More powerful LinkedIn search promises better results

Smarter search. That’s the promise from social networking web site LinkedIn with its revamped search capabilities. In a blog post announcing the new search tools, Johnathan Podemsky, who according to his LinkedIn profile

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 26th, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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Ontario tax credits, talent pool used to lure video game firms

Why would a parent hand a $600 piece of breakable technology they depend on every day over to their two-year-old? It’s a good question, and one that inspired Jason Krogh, CEO of Zinc

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 26th, 2013 Brian Jackson
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Ottawa-area tech startups get nearly $4M in federal investment

Six Ottawa-area technology start-ups are splitting $3.67 million in investment from the federal government through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), an investment the government promises will create up

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 25th, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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VCs and accelerators get some love from Budget 2013

In a federal budget characterized by a minimum of new spending and investment, the small business and startup communities of Canada did receive some attention from finance minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday. Research,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 21st, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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Crowdfunding for change agents now live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRsjCzDcrCA The Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), in partnership with HiveWire, has just launched its new crowdfunding platform – Catalyst. CSI’s Catalyst allows change agents to harness the power of the crowd to fund

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 21st, 2013 Michael Cayley
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Ontario invests $50 million in new venture capital fund

More governments in Canada seem to be dipping their toes into the venture capital business. The most recent to test the waters is the Province of Ontario, which said Tuesday that it’s investing

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 20th, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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Telus, Globe and Mail kick-off $100,000 ‘Challenge’ competition

Canadian small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that can articulately describe a challenge they are facing and how $100,000 could help overcome that challenge have a chance to win $100,000 in a contest launched

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 18th, 2013 Brian Jackson
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Vine making the case for business use

Earlier this year Twitter released the mobile video-sharing app, Vine. I also shared my early thoughts about Vine on my agency blog here. As soon as it came out two very distinct camps

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 15th, 2013 Karim Kanji
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The best advice from Adobe Summit 2013

When some of the greatest minds in marketing have advice on the why they are successful, it’s time to take a knee and listen. Last week I took part in Digital Marketing Conference,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 14th, 2013 Ashley Huffman
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Five elevator pitch tips from the CN Tower contest winner

Preparing a pitch to investors is not an easy exercise -- especially when you have to sum up what your company does in just a few sentences. So how can you paint a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 13th, 2013 Noura Sakkijha
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British Columbia startups are “ready to rocket”

Rocket Builders, a market strategy and consulting firm based in Vancouver, has released its 11th annual “Ready to Rocket” lists of British Columbia technology companies posited to capitalize on current technology sector trends

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 12th, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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Big data startups a magnet for venture capital: study

Big data startups are getting big money. According to CB Insights, which tracks venture capital investment in the U.S., big data startups have attracted nearly US$5 billion in investment over the last five

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 11th, 2013 Jeff Jedras
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Venture capital drought over, would-be entrepreneurs told

After a decade-long drought, venture capital has become plentiful again in Canada, attendees at the National Business and Technology Conference in Toronto were told on Saturday. “We’ve gone from a decade of inactivity ...

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 11th, 2013 Grant Buckler
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Being compliant doesn’t mean being secure: study

Despite growing pressure on enterprises to comply with increasing government and industry security regulations, a majority of Canadian businesses believe falling into line doesn’t make an organization secure. “According to participants, complying with

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 11th, 2013 Nestor Arellano