Article Category: Starting a Business
Tech-Access Canada throws its support behind Budget 2021
Tech-Access Canada, the national network of Canada’s 60 Technology Access Centres (TACs), has said it “welcomes Budget 2021’s support for the Interactive Visits Program and the numerous initiatives to support innovation and applied research.”
Read MoreCanadian marketers value diversity but problems exist: CMA survey
Canadian marketers are almost universal in their belief that diversity and inclusion are good for business, benefit everyone and show alignment with people and with the community, according to findings released today by the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA).
Read MorePlume targets small business owners with release of WorkPass
Software firm Plume this week released WorkPass, a suite of intelligent services and management tools developed specifically for small business owners (SBOs).
Read MoreFuturpreneur initiative with RBC set to assist young Black entrepreneurs
Futurpreneur Canada on Wednesday announced a new funding collaboration with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to deliver the Black Entrepreneur Startup Program, an initiative that supports “aspiring, young Black entrepreneurs launching successful, new businesses in communities across Canada.”
Read MoreAlberta Enterprise invests US$15 million in fund aimed at tech firm growth
Alberta Enterprise announced this week that it has invested US$15 million into Inovia Capital Growth Fund II to support Alberta-based technology companies in scaling beyond the start-up stage.
Read MoreBDC launches six new partnerships to support Black entrepreneurs
BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs, announced this week it is “expanding its commitment” to address anti-Black systemic racism and to support Black business owners by partnering with six new partners across Canada: Black Business Initiative (BBI) (Atlantic), Groupe 3737 (QC), Audace au Féminin (QC), Founders Fund (Ontario), Black Business Association of British Columbia (BBABC) (BC), and the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC).
Read MoreCanada’s BETA-i launches ‘world first’ with incubator catering to Black entrepreneurs
Black Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Incubator (BETA-i) said today it is equipping Black Canadians that are passionate about entrepreneurship with the tools to become CEO’s through the acquisition of existing private, small-to-medium sized businesses.
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