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How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 24 Aug 10

Seasoned entrepreneurs and investors select a few founders with sound business ideas, provide space to work, hands-on coaching, strategizing and butt-kicking. The incubator companies go on be profitable. It's a recipe for success.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Seasoned entrepreneurs and investors select a few founders with sound business ideas, provide space to work, hands-on coaching, strategizing and butt-kicking. The incubator companies go on be profitable. It's a recipe for success.</div>

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E-cars stalled by battery costs: panel - CBC News - September 20, 2010 - 1 views

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Miguel Amante on 07 Oct 10

High electric battery costs are still the main roadblock to mass marketing electric cars, industry experts say.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">High electric battery costs are still the main roadblock to mass marketing electric cars, industry experts say.</div>

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Why a social mission can be good for business - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 20 Oct 10

Allyson Hewitt, the lead of our social innovation practice at MaRS, talks live at the G&M about why businesses should consider having a social mission.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Allyson Hewitt, the lead of our social innovation practice at MaRS, talks live at the G&M about why businesses should consider having a social mission.</div>

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Social Entrepreneurship - Metro Morning - October 21, 2010 - 1 views

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Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, she is the CEO of MaRS Discovery District. The non-profit corporation is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.</div>

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Miguel Amante on 26 Oct 10

Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, which is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Matt Galloway spoke with Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS, which is part of an independent Task Force on Social Finance.</div>

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Why Toronto start-ups need venture capital - Toronto Star - October 22, 2010 - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 22 Oct 10

Lack of access to venture capital funds is holding back start-ups in Toronto - along with the city's economy, the organizer of an upcoming venture capital conference says. The inaugural MaRS Innovation summit, to be held Oct. 28, aims to bring together science and technology start-ups and entrepreneurs with venture capital funds from Canada and abroad.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lack of access to venture capital funds is holding back start-ups in Toronto - along with the city's economy, the organizer of an upcoming venture capital conference says. The inaugural MaRS Innovation summit, to be held Oct. 28, aims to bring together science and technology start-ups and entrepreneurs with venture capital funds from Canada and abroad. </div>

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Leading Toronto into sustainability: a Q & A with cleantech guru Tom Rand - Yonge Stree... - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 28 Oct 10

MaRS lead cleantech advisor, Tom Rand, talks to Yonge Street magazine about the cleantech market, what Toronto's doing right and where the opportunities are to do better.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS lead cleantech advisor, Tom Rand, talks to Yonge Street magazine about the cleantech market, what Toronto's doing right and where the opportunities are to do better.</div>

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Forget Ping. Start Listen.in - Techvibes.com - November 11, 2010 - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 11 Nov 10 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 11 Nov 10

Toronto-based PushLife (MaRS client) recently launched a beta version of their brand new music-centric social network: Listen.in

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Toronto-based PushLife (MaRS client) recently launched a beta version of their brand new music-centric social network: Listen.in</div>

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Develop Your Web Presence Roadmap - A presentation - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 12 Nov 10 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 12 Nov 10

How to develop a web presence: the theory and the practical. Part of the session held at MaRS (including MaRS client, gShft) on November 12, 2010.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How to develop a web presence: the theory and the practical. Part of the session held at MaRS (including MaRS client, gShft) on November 12, 2010.</div>

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Cognovision acquired by Intel - Nov 15, 2010, StartupNorth - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 16 Nov 10 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 16 Nov 10

Want some real demographics and numbers on the impressions on your offline ad? Cognovision, a MaRS client, can deliver. And now, Intel will be part of that action as they announced their purchase of the Toronto start-up for serious money.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Want some real demographics and numbers on the impressions on your offline ad? Cognovision, a MaRS client, can deliver. And now, Intel will be part of that action as they announced their purchase of the Toronto start-up for serious money.</div>

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen | Derek Sivers - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 14 Dec 10 - Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 14 Dec 10

You've got an idea. But you're all business. You need to bring your brilliant idea to a technical reality (virtual or otherwise). Here's the step-by-step on how to find the right guy or gal for the (coding) job.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You've got an idea. But you're all business. You need to bring your brilliant idea to a technical reality (virtual or otherwise). Here's the step-by-step on how to find the right guy or gal for the (coding) job.</div>

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MaRS is a registered charity - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 15 Dec 10 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 15 Dec 10

Did you know that MaRS was a registered charity? It's true. Look us up on the Canada Revenue Agency's website.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Did you know that MaRS was a registered charity? It's true. Look us up on the Canada Revenue Agency's website.</div>

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Young investors on the takeover trail - The Globe and Mail, Dec 14, 2010 - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 16 Dec 10

MaRS tenant and entrepreneurial investment firm, Auxo Management, is profiled in this Globe story. It's a new breed of investment firm for small to medium sized companies - and a rare to find in Canada.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS tenant and entrepreneurial investment firm, Auxo Management, is profiled in this Globe story. It's a new breed of investment firm for small to medium sized companies - and a rare to find in Canada.</div>

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Skymeter: Using Connected Cars As Credit Cards, GigaOM, Jan 11, 2011 - 1 views

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Cathy Bogaart on 13 Jan 11

GigaOM's Katie Fehrenbacher asks: "What if cars had connections in them at all times that turned them into driving financial transactions and would support automated billing for parking and tolls like congestion charges? That's the idea behind a Toronto-based startup called Skymeter." Skymeter is a MaRS client.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">GigaOM's Katie Fehrenbacher asks: "What if cars had connections in them at all times that turned them into driving financial transactions and would support automated billing for parking and tolls like congestion charges? That's the idea behind a Toronto-based startup called Skymeter." Skymeter is a MaRS client.</div>

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Connectedness - MaRS Discovery District steps up to deliver a message « Minis... - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 20 Feb 11 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 20 Feb 11

As a guest blogger for the Ministry of Research and Innovation, Chris Arsenault of iNovia Capital writes about the Ontario delegation of digital media companies to New York with MaRS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As a guest blogger for the Ministry of Research and Innovation, Chris Arsenault of iNovia Capital writes about the Ontario delegation of digital media companies to New York with MaRS. </div>

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Harper says government will 'comply' with Speaker's ruling - The Star, March 10, 2011 - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 10 Mar 11 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 10 Mar 11

Harper committed the cancer funding, starting April 1 2012, while visiting Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. The funding announced today will help doctors detect cancer sooner and give health care workers, support groups and survivors the help they need to fight back against cancer. The funding builds on the program's progress on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and hope, on a path to a cure.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Harper committed the cancer funding, starting April 1 2012, while visiting Toronto's MaRS Discovery District. The funding announced today will help doctors detect cancer sooner and give health care workers, support groups and survivors the help they need to fight back against cancer. The funding builds on the program's progress on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and hope, on a path to a cure.</div>

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RIM acquires app developer tinyHippos - The Globe and Mail, Mar 27, 2011 - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 29 Mar 11 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 29 Mar 11

RIM has bought Ontario-based startup tinyHippos Inc., creator of Ripple, a cross-platform mobile application development and testing tool. tinyHippos is a MaRS client.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">RIM has bought Ontario-based startup tinyHippos Inc., creator of Ripple, a cross-platform mobile application development and testing tool. tinyHippos is a MaRS client.</div>

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Social Entrepreneurs: Remaking the World - Ontario Businesss Report, March 31, 2011 - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 31 Mar 11 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 31 Mar 11

MaRS' social innovation generation program (SiG@MaRS), is highlighted in this article on social entrepreneurship. They talk about the Social Venture Exchange that our team is working on, along with some of our clients.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS' social innovation generation program (SiG@MaRS), is highlighted in this article on social entrepreneurship. They talk about the Social Venture Exchange that our team is working on, along with some of our clients.</div>

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Home renovation free ride - Macleans, April 4, 2011 - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 06 Apr 11 - No Cached

On the other hand, some say that we should pursue these subsidies because they are better for the environment and green business than nothing at all. Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and a lead adviser at MaRS Discovery District, an innovation centre that helps fund clean technology firms, notes that buildings account for 40 per cent of our energy use, and making them more efficient is “low-hanging fruit on the carbon tree.” He also sees the program as an effective economic stimulus for the Canadian market for green business.
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But Rand agrees with all the people who say the only way to solve the environmental problem is to put a price on carbon. “We’ve been talking about that for 15 years and we’re not going to get it any time soon.”
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Cathy Bogaart on 06 Apr 11

in this Maclean's article on the home renovation tax credits, MaRS cleantech practice lead Tom Rand is quoted as an expert in cleantech and business issues. He says that making buildings more efficient through such government incentives is "low hanging fruit on the carbon tree."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">in this Maclean's article on the home renovation tax credits, MaRS cleantech practice lead Tom Rand is quoted as an expert in cleantech and business issues. He says that making buildings more efficient through such government incentives is "low hanging fruit on the carbon tree."</div>

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Toronto's Pushlife acquired by Google for $25 Million - Techvibes.com - 1 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 11 Apr 11 - No Cached

Cathy Bogaart on 11 Apr 11

MaRS client and Toronto mobile start-up, PushLife, has been acquired by Google.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MaRS client and Toronto mobile start-up, PushLife, has been acquired by Google.</div>

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MaRS Phase 2 construction - BioPortfolio - August 12, 2011 - 1 views

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Assunta Krehl on 30 Aug 11

Mention of MaRS Phase 2

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