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Mexico Bank Buys Into Singapore Startup in a Big Way
Startups outside of Silicon Valley bank on having international reach.
January 25, 2018An Innovation Mindset: Silicon Valley’s Biggest Export
Silicon Valley’s Innovation Mindset is getting exported at an exponential rate.
November 3, 2017Digital, Robotic, and Data-Driven: Insights Into the Rapidly Changing Economy
Three trends shaping the future of small businesses in Canada
November 2, 2017Overpromising and Other Lessons Learned From Failed Unicorns
Since unicorns are given valuations based on the promise of future growth, it's not surprising few ever live up to their potential.
November 2, 2017What the Growth of Virtual Marketplaces Means for Small Business
To mark Small Business Week, BDC has released a new report that explores six trends impacting small and medium sized businesses in 2017.
October 26, 2017As Big Data Gets Bigger, Are Canadian Businesses Listening?
These days, successful businesses are reading customers’ minds
October 23, 2017Canada Needs More Robots
To recognize Small Business Week, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) released a comprehensive report examining the shifting demographics and digital disruptions that are impacting today’s labour force.
October 17, 2017Girls Are The Key to Disruption in the World of Tech
We need women's perspective for better research and better products.
October 3, 2017IBM Helping Women Re-Enter the Tech World
Fifty-two percent of women in science, tech, engineering and math quit their jobs mid-career. A new IBM program is helping to bring them back.
September 15, 2017Robots Are Coming For (Men’s) Jobs
The automation revolution is much more than simply an economic one. “It is a cultural problem, an identity problem, and—critically—a gender problem,” says Laurie Penny.
September 8, 2017SV Entrepreneurs Flock to Smaller, More Affordable Markets
Tech talent is flocking to these seven smaller — and more affordable — U.S. markets: Salt Lake City, Tampa, Huntsville, St. Louis, Seattle, Phoenix and Albany.
August 31, 2017High Rents Driving Biotech Startups Out of New York and Boston
It’s not just young people that can’t afford the rent in New York. Biotech firms are also leaving the Big Apple in search of affordable accommodations outside the city.
August 21, 2017Singapore’s Most-Funded Startups of 2017 (so far)
Though tech startup investment is in decline across Asia, a new report from Tech in Asia should offer some hope for startups in Singapore looking for funding.
August 17, 2017The Silicon Valley Engineers Who Get Paid Millions To Do Nothing
It's a well-known secret in Silicon Valley: Big tech companies employ “resters and vesters”; employees who collect full pay and stock without having to do much — or any — actual work.
August 11, 2017The Cascadia Innovation Corridor: B.C. Tech’s Ecosystem Advantage
The tech sector is taking off on Canada’s West Coast and accumulating a growing number of accolades.
May 15, 2017B.C. Entrepreneurs Get a Big Boost From Tech Heavyweights
The arrival of tech heavyweights has unleashed a ripple effect boosting startups in Vancouver.
April 27, 2017Wanted: Cybersecurity Experts To Fill Canadian IT Skills Gap
Canada is facing a severe skills gap in IT-related cybersecurity jobs, especially as the number of job-seekers declines despite an abundance of opportunities.
March 23, 2017World First: IBM Researchers Store Data On a Single Atom
IBM researchers have read and written data to a magnet consisting of just one atom for the first time ever.
March 22, 2017Vancouver is a VR and AR Hub of the Future
In the global technology race, successful cities are constantly searching for fresh ways to innovate and grow new startups. One of the emerging hot spots is the field…
March 21, 2017Innovator Insights from the BC Tech Summit
Lots of amazing things happen when you pack 5,000 people in a conference hall to talk about technology innovation and entrepreneurship.
March 15, 2017