News
BLiNQ Receives Government Funding
March 27, 2013
Last week, FedDev Ontario announced that it is investing up to $3,672,167 in repayable contributions to six Ottawa area start-up technology development companies under its Investing in Business Innovation initiative […]
A Federal Budget Summary
March 22, 2013
Given the instability of the global economy and the impact it is having on Canada’s growth, finance minister, Jim Flaherty, promised only minor adjustments leading up to Thursday’s Economic Action […]
IMRIS Closes Public Offering
March 18, 2013
Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 18, 2013 – IMRIS Inc. (“IMRIS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IMRS; TSX: IM) today announced that it has closed its underwritten public offering of 5,750,000 common shares at […]
A New Alternative to YouTube
March 18, 2013
Although we all love YouTube, it has one major drawback. Unless you create a playlist, once the video you’ve selected is done playing, you have to search for another one […]
Provincial Tax Changes to Take Effect on April 1st
March 18, 2013
On April 1st, PEI will implement a harmonized sales tax (HST) of 14%. Harmonizing at a 9% provincial rate will result in a decrease of 1.5 percentage points of tax […]
How Etsy is Decreasing the Programmer Gender Gap
March 14, 2013
Some studies suggest that cognitively diverse work teams are more successful than teams where members are highly similar. Whether or not this is true, creating diverse teams isn’t necessarily easy, […]
Applications for C100’s 48 Hours in the Valley are Open!
March 4, 2013
Are you a Canadian technology or knowledge-based entrepreneur? If so, you probably know that a great idea isn’t enough to make it big. You need a solid business concept, a […]
Local Business, RocketOwl, Gets B Corp Status
February 27, 2013
As a follow up to our recent blog B Corps: Redefining What it Means to Be Successful, we’re happy to report that Ottawa-based mobile and social gaming company, RocketOwl, is […]
U.S. Switches to a First-to-File System
February 26, 2013
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act that was signed into law in 2011, goes into effect on March 16, 2013. Representing the most significant changes to U.S. patent law since the 1950s, […]
LW Connect – February Edition
February 21, 2013
Who: Tech Startups and Knowledge-Based Businesses What: An informative networking session with beer, wine, and light snacks Where: The LW Boardroom – 515 Legget Drive, Suite 800, Kanata (next to the Brookstreet Hotel) […]
