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The Capital Pool Company Program
February 12, 2013
The TSX Venture Exchange’s Capital Pool Company Program is increasingly becoming the dominant way to attain a public listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Exchange describes the program like […]
B Corps: Redefining What it Means to Be Successful
February 11, 2013
You may have heard the term “B Corp” floating around lately and wondered just what it stands for. Well, a B Corp or a benefit corporation is a type of company required by law […]
Is Success Possible Without VC Funding?
February 6, 2013
Growing a successful tech startup is difficult enough with hundreds of thousands of dollars. Imagine just how hard it would be without any funding! Impossible you say…Not according to Randy […]
Winners of the 2012 Canadian Startup Awards
February 4, 2013
For a second year in a row, TechVibes hosted The Canadian Startup Awards. After two months of nominations and voting by readers, the winners of the 2012 awards, presented by […]
Canada Introduces “Start-Up” Visa for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
January 28, 2013
On Thursday, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that Canada’s new start-up visa program will officially launch on April 1st. Unlike similar programs running in the U.K. and […]
“Notice and Access” Comes to Canada
January 22, 2013
Amendments to Canada’s securities laws come into effect in Februrary introducing a process referred to as “Notice and Access” for public company shareholder meetings taking place March 1, 2013 or […]
LaBarge Weinstein Quarterly: Winter 2013
January 21, 2013
Year in Review 2013 already…Can you believe that another year has come and gone so fast! We hope this year is off to a good start and that everyone had […]
Harper Announces a $400M Plan to Boost Canada’s VC Investment
January 17, 2013
On January 14th, Prime Minister Harper announced a plan to strengthen the venture capital investment in Canada. The Venture Capital Action Plan will seek to deploy $400M over the next […]
Vineyard Networks is Acquired by Procera Networks
January 16, 2013
On January 7th, Kelowna-based Vineyard Networks announced that it had entered into an agreement to be acquired by Procera Networks (NASDAQ: PKT), a global intelligence enforcement company from Fremont, California. This acquisition will enable Procera […]
TSX Venture Exchange Extends Temporary Pricing Relief
January 14, 2013
In late November, we reminded readers that temporary pricing relief measures for private placements by TSX Venture Exchange listed issuers were set to expire on December 31, 2012 (December is […]
