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Who will be Canada's next tech darling? - Technology & Science - CBC News - 1 views

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In 2010-2011, 77 Canadian tech firms were acquired by foreign companies, mostly American, according to Branham Group, a research firm that closely follows the tech sector.
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Karen Schulman Dupuis on 16 Jul 12

In 2010-2011, 77 Canadian tech firms were acquired by foreign companies, mostly American, according to Branham Group, a research firm that closely follows the tech sector.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In 2010-2011, 77 Canadian tech firms were acquired by foreign companies, mostly American, according to Branham Group, a research firm that closely follows the tech sector.</div>

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Calgary boasts highest quality of life - 50plus - July 14, 2012 - 1 views

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Assunta Krehl on 16 Jul 12

Calgary ranks as the number one spot in terms of quality of life according to the new poll commissioned for CityAge Media's The Innovation City Summit. The summit will take place at the MaRS Centre, on July 18 & 19.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Calgary ranks as the number one spot in terms of quality of life according to the new poll commissioned for CityAge Media's The Innovation City Summit. The summit will take place at the MaRS Centre, on July 18 & 19.</div>

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Toronto to get a taste of brotherly love as Philadelphia leaders arrive next week - Cit... - 1 views

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Assunta Krehl on 16 Jul 12

"The Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX) will guide a cohort of the region's established and emerging leaders to Toronto and will explore the evolution of Toronto as an international center and global hotspot." The tour will include a visit to the MaRS Discovery District and see our efforts in social innovation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange (GPLEX) will guide a cohort of the region's established and emerging leaders to Toronto and will explore the evolution of Toronto as an international center and global hotspot." The tour will include a visit to the MaRS Discovery District and see our efforts in social innovation.</div>

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Startup idol Axonify is training to thrill - Fortune Tech - 1 views

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Karen Schulman Dupuis on 31 Jul 12

Instead of packing training into one grueling engagement, the startup, based, like RIM (RIMM), in Waterloo, Ont., breaks lessons into shorter, ongoing sessions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Instead of packing training into one grueling engagement, the startup, based, like RIM (RIMM), in Waterloo, Ont., breaks lessons into shorter, ongoing sessions. </div>

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Front Page | Ashoka.org - 0 views

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Innovators for the public.

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Sarah Hickman on 15 Oct 09

Ashoka "strives to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world's citizens to think and act as changemakers." Ashoka supports social entrepreneurship, promotes group entrepreneurship, and builds infrastructure for the sector. Fields of work include environment, health, human rights, economic development, education, and civil engagement.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ashoka "strives to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world's citizens to think and act as changemakers." Ashoka supports social entrepreneurship, promotes group entrepreneurship, and builds infrastructure for the sector. Fields of work include environment, health, human rights, economic development, education, and civil engagement. </div>

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The Great Reset - The Atlantic (February 11, 2009) - 0 views

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What economic crises do is reset the conditions for technological innovation and consumption and demand.
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If you look at past crises—like the one in the late 19th century and the one that came with the Great Depression—they tended to last about 20 years from beginning to end. But most importantly, these are periods of great technological innovation, and they’re periods in which our economic geography gets completely and massively shifted.
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we really have to invest in the creativity of each and every individual
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Cathy Bogaart on 25 Feb 09

Richard Florida, urban theorist and lead of the Martin Prosperity Institute housed at MaRS, wrote an article for The Atlantic and this his interview follow-up (web exclusive). He says that it's always been the economic upheavals that have caused the most innovation. Stop artificially supporting dead industries and let the innovative ones organically replace them.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Richard Florida, urban theorist and lead of the Martin Prosperity Institute housed at MaRS, wrote an article for The Atlantic and this his interview follow-up (web exclusive). He says that it's always been the economic upheavals that have caused the most innovation. Stop artificially supporting dead industries and let the innovative ones organically replace them.</div>

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Social Media Tools for Work & Learning - 0 views

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social media tools as they are utilized in the non-profit, business and education sectors
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Cathy Bogaart on 25 Feb 09

Brent MacKinnon consults with non-profits on using social media tools to effect change. Met through STT (Social Tech Training), he's based in Toronto.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brent MacKinnon consults with non-profits on using social media tools to effect change. Met through STT (Social Tech Training), he's based in Toronto.</div>

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Go to MaRS - 0 views

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We measure our success through the companies that emerge after receiving help from MaRS
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MaRS does not just provide research space, they are bringing business people, people with money
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Cathy Bogaart on 26 Feb 09

Newcomer Magazine writes about MaRS as a business incubator -- a place for newcomers to make connections, find a job, or start a business. They highlight tenants Kanata Chemical Technologies, AXS Biomedical Animations Studio and Clera Inc.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Newcomer Magazine writes about MaRS as a business incubator -- a place for newcomers to make connections, find a job, or start a business. They highlight tenants Kanata Chemical Technologies, AXS Biomedical Animations Studio and Clera Inc.</div>

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The Path to Prosperity - Creative Class - 0 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 27 Feb 09 - Cached

How do we create the climate for innovation that will lead to new industries and jobs based on new goods and services we can sell the rest of the world?
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We are not just calling for more creative class jobs, but for increasing the creativity content of all jobs - service as well as manufacturing and agriculture too
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3Ts of economic development. Technology is the first T
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wo other Ts - talent as Romer’s work points out and tolerance - or openness to new people and new ideas.
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Cathy Bogaart on 27 Feb 09

The Martin Prosperity institute believes that an innovation strategy has to be tied to creativity and place and the ecosystem ("city"). Here they critique a blog by David Crane which critiques the recent MPI report.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Martin Prosperity institute believes that an innovation strategy has to be tied to creativity and place and the ecosystem ("city"). Here they critique a blog by David Crane which critiques the recent MPI report.</div>

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Women's Enterprise Task Force calls women's enterprise as enabler for economic recovery... - 0 views

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women’s enterprise can be one of a number of enablers for economic recovery
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Women in Canada have started small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at about twice the rate of men.
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women entrepreneurs are more positive than men. As their companies are low risk, low cost, without high debt levels, they can spend more time on winning contracts than funding. Women founders of high-growth companies rely more on bank loans than on equity.
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Cathy Bogaart on 16 Mar 09

Women are important entrepreneurs and need to be supported to continue their businesses in this recession.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Women are important entrepreneurs and need to be supported to continue their businesses in this recession.</div>

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Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Ten Nonprofit Funding Models (March 16, ... - 0 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 23 Mar 09 - Cached

nonprofit leaders are much more sophisticated about creating programs than they are about funding their organizations, and philanthropists often struggle to understand the impact (and limitations) of their donations
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articulate quickly and clearly how they will succeed in the marketplace
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the different types of funding that fuel nonprofits have never been clearly defined.3 More than a poverty of language, this represents—and results in—a poverty of understanding and clear thinking.
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10 nonprofit models that are commonly used by the largest nonprofits in the United States.
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Our intent is not to prescribe a single approach for a given nonprofit to pursue. Instead, we hope to help nonprofit leaders articulate more clearly the models that they believe could support the growth of their organizations, and use that insight to examine the potential and constraints associated with those models.
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Cathy Bogaart on 23 Mar 09

10 nonprofit models that are commonly used by the largest nonprofits in the United States. (See "Funding Models" on page 37.) Doesn't prescribe a single approach for a given nonprofit to pursue. Instead, helps nonprofit leaders articulate more clearly the models that they believe could support the growth of their organizations, and use that insight to examine the potential and constraints associated with those models.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">10 nonprofit models that are commonly used by the largest nonprofits in the United States. (See "Funding Models" on page 37.) Doesn't prescribe a single approach for a given nonprofit to pursue. Instead, helps nonprofit leaders articulate more clearly the models that they believe could support the growth of their organizations, and use that insight to examine the potential and constraints associated with those models.</div>

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