Playing to win: Redblack Nate Behar sees million-dollar potential in new marketing app
Former Carleton Ravens standout receiver has launched FireWork, a new mobile app he describes as a “matchmaking” forum to bring athletes and brands together.
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Swedish design house Syntronic acquires DragonWave’s Kanata operations
Stockholm-based firm’s first-ever M&A deal adds about two dozen former DragonWave employees in the National Capital Region to the company’s growing North American base in
Former Shopify exec Erin Zipes joining 1Password’s C-suite
Move comes six months after Zipes left Shopify, where she played a key role in building and leading the e-commerce powerhouse’s legal team from pre-IPO
Empire state of mind: software startup Braiyt.Ai’s retail analytics platform gets New York exposure
Ottawa firm’s platform tracks metrics such as how many customers are entering stores, where they’re most likely to gather and how long they wait in
Shopify releases shareholder vote tally on proposal to give CEO key voting rights
Company says 53.68 per cent of shareholders, excluding founder and chief executive Tobi Lütke, voted in favour of a plan to grant him key voting
Movin’ on up: GaN Systems feels right at home among Kanata South tech titans
Firm’s semiconductors made of a compound called gallium nitride are quickly becoming the go-to hardware to help power everything from electric cars to industrial motors.
Shopify shareholders approve new voting rights for CEO Tobi Lütke, stock split
Move ensures Lütke, his family and affiliates will hold 40 per cent of the e-commerce software giant’s voting power.
IT firm Fully Managed makes first M&A deal since acquisition by Telus
Fully Managed said Monday it’s acquired Ook Enterprises, a Vancouver-based company that provides managed IT services to small and medium-sized businesses.
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Though you might not realize it, cybersecurity is an important topic that should be on the radar of every local small business owner. Cyber-criminals are
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