Voices.com gets the ear of Silicon Valley businesses

We've written about David Ciccarelli and his Voices.com business several times for doing smart, tech-savvy things now. He's implemented a cloud-based customer reltioship management service, he's won a Canadian New Media award, and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 29th, 2013 Brian Jackson

An Inside view: The global perception of Canada’s leading role with launch of The Startup Visa Canada program

On April 1, 2013, Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC) officially launched "Startup Visa Canada." This is the first program of it's kind in the world. I am excited and encouraged to see the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 23rd, 2013 A. Traviss Corry

New hire Salim Teja wants to develop MaRS’ innovation ’tissue’

It's just his second day on the job as head of Toronto's MaRS information technology, communications and entertainment (ICE) sector, and Salim Teja feels like he's a perfect fit. "The experience and skills

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 22nd, 2013 Brian Jackson

Incubes to offer cash, IT services with new partners

Toronto-based startup incubator Incubes will have something new to offer its next cohort thanks to partnerships with IT solutions firm T4G Inc. and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF). Toronto-based IT services outfit

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 16th, 2013 Brian Jackson

The Next 36

The goal of The Next 36 is to increase Canadian prosperity by developing Canada’s next generation of high impact entrepreneurs. Started by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, The Next 36 provides a series of life

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 4th, 2013 ITBusiness Staff

Multiplicity Accelerator

Multiplicity is a sales-focused business accelerator and co-working ecosystem, based in the heart of Downtown Toronto.  By connecting entrepreneurs with startup experts who help to solve strategy and execution-related problems, Multiplicity accelerates the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 4th, 2013 ITBusiness Staff

No treasure map to startup funding, entrepreneurs told

What makes a business worth investing in? It turns out that business founders and prospective investors might have very different ideas of that entirely. On March 13, ventureLAB, York Regions Innovation Centre hosted

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 18th, 2013 Jonathon Shore

Centre for Social Innovation launches crowdfunding platform

A new crowdfunding platform akin to Kickstarter or Indiegogo will launch this week with a focus on social innovation and offering a membership at an entrepreneurial hub. Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 18th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Gerard Buckley on importance of angels

Gerard Buckley is an ITBusiness.ca Community Blogger and one of the mentors with Incubes. As the director of Jaguar Capital, he has an inside point of view on the relationships between investors and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 1st, 2013 Brian Jackson

Brad Feld on creating startup eco-systems, keeping startup spouses

We had the chance to interview Brad Feld live at Incubes Demo Day in Toronto. The founder of TechStars spoke with us about the importance of incubators in building a healthy startup eco-system,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 28th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Angel Investors – Do they add value for entrepreneurs?

Much ado about angels has been made of late in the Canadian blogosphere - and not the kind that have wings and strum harps - but rather the kind that invest in startups,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 27th, 2013 Gerard Buckley

The trouble with mentors is…

By Francis Moran Last week I had a call with a CEO who has twice been a client. Along with a technical founder, he's been working on a new startup for about a

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 11th, 2013 Francis Moran

Startup Canada falls short of $100,000 fundraising goal

The entrepreneurial movement that traveled coast-to-coast hosting town halls and building a network of 300 partners has fallen short of its fundraising goal on Indiegogo.Startup Canada saw its campaign on the crowdfunding Web

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 1st, 2013 Brian Jackson

ventureLAB’s BUILD ‘bootcamp’ free, but not a free pass

ventureLAB's entrepreneurial education program might be free of charge and it won't turn anyone away, but CEO Jeremy Laurin wants to make it clear that it's no cake walk. ventureLAB is one of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 10th, 2013 Brian Jackson