When you think of major markets for Canadian tech innovation, Atlantic Canada does not often top the list. But Fredericton saw an increase of venture capital deals and dollars last year, culminating in the city nailing a spot as one of Canada’s top five tech markets in PwC’s MoneyTree report for Q3 2018. It was the first time New Brunswick’s capital city had made it onto the list since CB Insights began collecting MoneyTree data in 2012.
In the era of the #MeToo and Times Up movement, New Brunswick’s Mesh Diversity is helping businesses create an inclusive and diverse culture in their workforce. Megan Yamoah has the latest.
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Ed-Tech Startups at FETC Promote Both Mission and Profitability
Among more than 30 startups vying for the top spot at the Future of Education Technology Conference’s Pitchfest competition were those focused on coding, reading comprehension, writing and social-emotional learning. Many were crafted around the well-established idea that they could personalize the educational experience for students.
January 28 is Data Privacy Day – yes, almost as fascinating to some as International Watching Paint Dry Day but, with data and identity theft or loss being a high risk for all organizations and all people, it pays to be mindful about how you handle and manage information.
Innovation fosters a thriving middle class and opens the country to new economic, social and environmental possibilities. It creates good jobs and improves the quality of life of all Canadians. With support from the Government of Canada, Mariner Partners, Inc. is developing an innovative new solution to address a gap in the rapidly changing communications industry.
Their employees don’t wear jackets that sport company logos. They don’t ship products in trucks or containers that bear the company name or have signs on buildings named after them. They work in relative obscurity but have a large impact nonetheless. They’re the province’s IT companies that employ more than 4,500 people provincewide.
The turn of the year is always a reflective time of year- a time to think about who you are and who you want to be. What you stand for and what kind of an impact you want to make.
A Canadian-made wellness platform is helping students at the University of Alberta become more aware of and engaged in their own mental health.
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From October 17th-19th at Startup Canada Day on the Hill, nearly 2,000 entrepreneurs,innovators, Industry Leaders, Startup Canada Community Leaders, and government decision-makers convened in Ottawa to apply an entrepreneurial lens to policy and raise the bar for Canada as a globally competitive innovation nation.