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Capacity for change: Tech Leadership Q&A with Dr. Anita Sands
02 June 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Lunch with Dr. Anita Sands, following her session at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29, to talk about leaders, an organization’s capacity for change and what early signs of disruption… Read more
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Third Startup Weekend creates new initiatives and inspires passion in community
07 April 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Erin Atchison won first place at the Startup Weekend Waterloo Region, Community Edition pitch competition with her idea for Barn Raiser, a website that would connect local businesses, community builders,… Read more
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Judges inspired by ASCEnt social enterprise competition
25 March 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Winning first place in Waterloo Region’s newest pitch competition for social enterprises, $5,000 in cash and a year of mentorship by ASCEnt, was Edusight, an online tool for elementary and high school… Read more
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Opinions abound as women in tech – and a few men – launch new peer group
19 March 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
New Communitech’s Women In Tech Peer2Peer initiative is launched to increase the retention and advancement of women in the industry. The inaugural session was headlined by a panel of women from the Waterloo… Read more
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Women, it's time to slip into something a little uncomfortable
14 March 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
In Waterloo Region, women account for more than 50% of the population. I invited Jennifer Moss, co-founder of Plasticity, Popy Dimoulas-Graham, founder of Charity Republic, and Melanie Baker, a 15-year… Read more
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New CEO, new location among big changes for ChangeIt
27 February 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Big changes are coming to ChangeIt. With a new CEO and a new location, they are excited for their potential. Read more
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Tell a story and build a community: Indiegogo’s Ayah Norris on crowdfunding
30 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Communitech News sat down with Indiegogo's Ayah Norris to talk about crowdfunding. Read more
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Open data opens the door to new business ideas
20 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Ontario Open Government Initiative is on a road show to talk with residents and learn how the government can make its data available to citizens and private companies. Ministry representatives visited… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On women in tech, stop asking and start acting
15 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: View from the 'Loo
When it comes to encouraging women to pursue a career in tech, the issue goes beyond just representation. Respecting and nurturing their interests from a young age is crucial in order to get women into… Read more
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DATA.BASE partner sets course to improve accuracy of shipping routes
06 January 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University are working with Communitech DATA.BASE alongside exactEarth and Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. to develop a data set of ship trajectories to identify… Read more