12 tips from Alibaba founder Jack Ma on how to lead your business

As the founder and executive chair of China's largest tech company, Alibaba Group's Jack Ma knows a thing or two about leadership. Turns out he's an incredible speaker too. During his keynote at

The Business Leadership Podcast: Julia Deans, CEO at Futurpreneur Canada

Julia Deans is the CEO of Futurpreneur Canada, a national non-profit organization that has helped almost 10,000 Canadians aged 18-39 launch start-ups with business coaching, financing, mentoring and other resources. Julia started her

Inaugural youth tech conference aims to motivate Canada’s top young innovators

It’s been widely reported that the Canadian technology sector is experiencing – and will continue experiencing – a broad skills shortage, but one organization is hoping to change that by inspiring youth. The

Annan, Gordon capture national innovation award

Two leading women technology executives were recognized May 17  for their roles in expanding the frontiers of Canada’s technology industry. Fawn Annan, president of IT World Canada and Cindy Gordon, CEO and founder

Inside Michael Dell’s multi-cloud world

LAS VEGAS – At the first ever Dell EMC World conference, company founder and CEO Michael Dell told the audience that the new company believes its a multi-cloud world. His next statement was

Inside House of VR, ‘Toronto’s first virtual reality lounge and event space’

Foster innovation and inclusivity through storytelling, Google-led report says

Using innovation and digital storytelling to both foster inclusivity and break down silos between the arts and business communities appears to have been the key message to emerge from a recent joint effort

Entrepreneurs to meet with investors around campfire in cottage country

As soon as summer is finished you will notice more yellow buses on the road, marking the official end of summer. At the same time, a large group of entrepreneurs will be making

Wattpad CEO: Sell Canada as one startup market, not separate ‘silos’

Canada should view and present itself as one startup ecosystem rather than separate hubs like Toronto and Waterloo, Wattpad CEO Allen Lau said Monday as Startup Canada's national tour wrapped up in Toronto. Following

5 ways to find success in strong governance practices

There is a considerable amount of writing dedicated to corporate governance for public companies; however, there is substantially less dedicated to governance for private corporations considering the number of Canadian-controlled private corporations dwarf

5 things a first-time entrepreneur needs to know when selecting a BPM software

This article lists five things that business owners need to consider when selecting a BPM solution. It will help anyone looking to buy a BPM solution. 1 Scope Of Process Management The most

SingularityU is seeking Canadian entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers with brilliant innovations

For the second time in our country,  The Canadian Global Impact Competition  will take place next month. This is a global competition designed to find innovative methods of improving peoples' lives through the use

3 entrepreneurial secrets to quickly scale your business

Lots of great business advice and learning from successful entrepreneurs were on offer at The Art of Entrepreneurship conference, held in early October. I noted three strategies emerging from various speakers that speak

How you can get full investment value for your startup

There is a lot written on the subject of valuations and there are a lot of opinions; however, in the last number of years, a lot of data has been gathered by angel