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9 to 5-ish: An open letter to pandemic grads of 2021
25 June 2021 | By Jenna Aquino in: 9 to 5-ish, Opinion
Columnist Jenna Aquino talks to some 2020 university graduates about how they addressed the challenge of starting their careers in the midst of a global pandemic. Read more
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Tulip raises US$28 million to fund 'explosive growth'
25 June 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Tulip, a Waterloo Region company that provides a mobile tech platform for retailers, has raised a US$28-million Series C investment round after seeing explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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9 to 5-ish: Is Gen Z at risk?
28 May 2021 | By Jenna Aquino in: 9 to 5-ish, Opinion
Communitech columnist Jenna Aquino responds to a bold claim made in a recent article by Microsoft and seeks the opinions of her peers to paint a broader picture. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Family, the ultimate startup
23 May 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo
Anthony Reinhart talks about going through the pregnancy stage with his wife and how starting a family is a lot like creating a start-up. There are many similarities. Families, like companies, are built… Read more
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9 to 5-ish: Six key learnings from six co-op terms
30 April 2021 | By Jenna Aquino in: 9 to 5-ish, Opinion
Columnist Jenna Aquino shares advice based on her personal experiences as a co-op student and new graduate facing the future of work. Read more
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FedDev invests $5.3M in eight area tech firms
27 April 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid has announced that eight tech companies in the region will receive up to $5.3 million in investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Read more
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We're moving!
27 April 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in:
Communitech delivers the same Tech News you love, on a new website. Read more
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Q+A: Carol Leaman's last rodeo
21 April 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Axonify CEO Carol Leaman discusses the company's sale of a controlling stake to Luminate Capital Partners. Axonify, based in Waterloo, Ont., is a workplace training platform. Read more
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9 to 5-ish: 'Sell yourself' as an individual
15 April 2021 | By Jenna Aquino in: 9 to 5-ish, Opinion
Gen Z Columnist Jenna Aquino argues that a personal brand is about more than your work history and that an online portfolio is a powerful way to sell yourself as an individual. Read more
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Q+A: Chris Albinson brings the world to Waterloo Region
08 April 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
In in-depth interview with Chris Albinson, who will succeed Iain Klugman as Communitech's CEO in May 2021. Albinson, a native of Kingston, Ont., is a veteran investor with deep Silicon Valley experience. Read more