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The artist as entrepreneur
03 May 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in:
Hannah Chapplain was a musician venturing into entrepreneurship and used a different method than many. Rather than try to make it in on genre, she tried about 15. This is not a common process but by doing… Read more
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Start your day with us at May's UpStart breakfast
24 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
May's UpStart breakfast will feature Kelly Frey of BigRoad Inc., Stephen Lake of Thalmic Labs and Jeff Nugent of Contingent Workforce Solutions. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We believe… Read more
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WellRead launches platform to help you read what matters
18 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
WellRead has launched its web-based platform that aims to simplify how readers keep up with a large amount of daily data they receive through traditional news and their own social media networks. WellRead… Read more
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Start a company in one weekend: the Startup Weekend Kitchener-Waterloo experience
09 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Entrepreneurs filled the Communitech Hub to participate in Startup Weekend Kitchener-Waterloo in which teams pitch ideas, participate in challenges, and finally demo a prototype on Sunday night. Read more
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Communitech golf lottery now open!
01 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Small to Mid Size
Communitech will once again be holding the Communitech Golf Lottery to ensure that everyone gets an equal chance to golf with us at Waterloo Region's hottest Golf Tournament. Read more
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Live from downtown Kitchener. It's Mic Nite!
19 March 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
This week Communitech will host Mic Nite in downtown Kitchener where there will be a night of music and drinks as startups battle for your vote in an audience-choice pitch competition. Read more
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Startup Weekend coming to Waterloo Region April 5-7
06 March 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Startup Weekends are a hands-on experience where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if their startup ideas are viable. They happen all over the world, and on April 5–7 Kitchener-Waterloo… Read more
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Startup Smackdown companies enter the ring
20 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Now meet the brave companies who will duke it out for glory and the hope of being crowned the Startup Smackdown winner Read more
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Nicoya Lifesciences wants to help you mend a broken heart
19 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Waterloo-based startup Nicoya Lifesciences adapts technology originally created to measure stress levels in grizzly bears to help improve human heart health. Read more
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Get ready for a smackdown!
14 February 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
Communitech hosts the first Startup Showdown, a competition where 10 startups pitch to a panel of judges. Read more