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Business Planning Without Business Plans
| April 15thI recently ran a couple of business planning seminars at the 5th Annual Inventing the Future Conference put on by Young Inventors. Since it was a no Powerpoint affair (yeah!) I… Read More
Business Planning Without Business Plans
| April 15thI recently ran a couple of business planning seminars at the 5th Annual Inventing the Future Conference put on by Young Inventors. Since it was a no Powerpoint affair (yeah!) I… Read More
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RT @BetaKit: The pace of venture capital investments in Canada increased in 2019, surpassing the peak years of 2017 and 2018, according to a report on the #VC landscape in Canada from @WhiteStarCap. #CDNtech https://t.co/VbbEC4Z1AY
RT @bwat: Some incredible usage and value numbers at #DeFiToronto presented by @CryptoEcon_Li to kickoff tonight’s @DefiToronto. Good to see @Atomic_Loans @howardscottj @harrismaxwell and others there! https://t.co/w2sCmRwmZN
RT @bwat: #Climate #Finance Success Stories from Canadian Companies panel mod. by @peter_mcarthur of @RBC & @ONcleantech kicking off feat. @JCMCapital's @christian_wray & @Tugliq's Pierre Rivard. Qualities needed: #Flexibility, #adaptability & #patience #ONcleantech #CANcleantech #export https://t.co/Wvb8AmuZU2
RT @bwat: "Finance for Climate Change Solutions Abroad" workshop hosted by @TCS_SDC & @ONcleantech is sold out! Wonderful to see the interest in gaining insights into #climate funding mechanisms, eligible projects, accessing finance & support offered by Gov of @Canada! #cleantech #export https://t.co/BpSwPDRyv5
Thank you @ONcleantech for the shout out and to @TCS_SDC for hosting today's workshop on financing #climatechange abroad! twitter.com/bwat/status/121781…
RT @bwat: The "Finance for Climate change Solutions Abroad" workshop hosted by the @TCS_SDC and @ONcleantech is kicking off with @FinDev_Canada's @SuzanneGaboury talking about their activities including investments in @mkopasolar & @JCMCapital! #cleantech #finance #export https://t.co/ZKzNXEP9Lq
RT @bwat: Join me & @FlowVentures at the 4th DeFi Meetup! A great agenda including discussion of SR&ED specifically for #blockchain startups feat. Tony Mazza, Research and Technology Advisor, Canada Revenue Agency https://t.co/hNvLYjf4gU
RT @CanvassAI: We're hiring! If you're ready for a new challenge next year, check out our new openings pos.li/2eagp0
RT @FedDevOntario: FedDev Ontario invests in projects that have an impact on the economic landscape here in #SouthON. Keep an eye on our channels as we share new stories of #PivotalProjects that we support! https://t.co/0i7aAVyJYX
RT @bwat: Very proud @flowventures stepped up to join @ONcleantech & demonstrate our firm's commitment to fighting #climatechange. As Director of @ONcleantech & @CleanTechNorth I believe this sector is of paramount importance! Thank for featuring @BetaKit @tron! https://t.co/s8tclL4jPW https://t.co/VNSvIrpgIz
More From Our Blog
Students Invent the Future at Young Inventors Conference
| April 13thNobody needs to be reminded how important students are to our startup ecosystem. I started my first Web consulting company in the McGill Music computer lab (which was probably against the rules!) along with two… Read More
Flow Ventures Announces Investment in Symtext
| March 30thWe’re happy to announce that we’ve made an investment in Symtext, a Toronto-based startup. Led by digital media industry veteran Ian Barker, Symtext has created a platform for building “liquid textbooks”… Read More
Students to Startups: A great kick-off event at McGill
| March 27thConnectMcGill, the inaugural tech entrepreneurship event at McGill was a huge success. Two computer science students, Nicolae Rusan and Ladan Mahabadi, had the idea of organizing an on-campus meetup… Read More
Reminder: Startup Drinks this Wednesday!
| March 23rdMark it in your calendar folks: Startup Drinks month at Brutopia (Crescent St, just south of Ste-Catherine), on March 25 from 5:30pm. Look forward to seeing you there! Register now at TechEntreprise!… Read More
Over $1 billion in stimulus for Canadian startups
| March 20thThis is a great time to be building startups in Canada. Ontario and Quebec have recently announced over a $1 billion in funding for new ventures through matching funds and fund-of-funds. There may be more… Read More
March Startup Drinks – Spring Into Action!
| March 17thStartup Drinks is back this month at Brutopia (Crescent St, just south of Ste-Catherine), on March 25 from 5:30pm. Happy hour prices will be in effect and maybe – just maybe – we can… Read More
A method for finding out if you have a painkiller or a vitamin
| March 15thThe more pitches I hear from startups the more I realize that entrepreneurs have a hard time figuring out if their startup is a painkiller or a vitamin. I mentioned this briefly in a previous… Read More
Join a startup! Launching Flow's Startup Jobs site
| March 9thIt’s a reminder of the great little innovation bubble we live in that we always hear about startups trying to grow while the rest of the business world seems to be shrinking. Sure, startups are… Read More
Skills Entrepreneurs Lack: Part 2 – Negotiating
| February 26thAs Monty Python taught us in the Life of Brian, entrepreneurs… Read More