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CEO dinner serves up a new trade playbook as tech leaders face tariffs
19 March 2025 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Dan Herman’s keynote at the Communitech CEO dinner urges tech leaders to rethink trade strategies amid rising U.S. tariffs. He lays out five key actions for Canadian businesses to expand globally, leveraging… Read more
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The ‘big gorgeous goals’ formula every entrepreneur should know, according to Julie Ellis
07 March 2025 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Julie Ellis, co-founder of Mabel’s Labels and author of Big Gorgeous Goals, shared her formula for success at WCT Waterloo's International Women’s Day event. Her advice? Dream big, build community, and… Read more
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Entrepreneurs fast-track business ideas at Communitech Dream Launch Startup Weekend
03 March 2025 | By Karson Simpson in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Ideas flowed at the Communitech Hub over the weekend at the Dream Launch Startup Weekend. The two-day event welcomed first-time entrepreneurs to join a team, further develop their ideas, and pitch them… Read more
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These new tech-driven solutions could make Canadian health-care systems smarter and more efficient
26 February 2025 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Fast Track Health’s latest showcase at Communitech highlighted 10 innovative health-tech startups tackling Canada’s biggest health-care challenges, from long wait times to inefficient scheduling. These… Read more
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Next generation of local tech founders shines at Communitech Startup Bootcamp Showcase
23 January 2025 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
The Communitech Startup Bootcamp Showcase celebrated its first graduates with a pitch competition. The six-week program was introduced in the fall of 2024 to support early-stage founders in refining their… Read more
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Eldon Sprickerhoff shares survival secrets for startups at Communitech Breakfast
10 December 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Eldon Sprickerhoff, co-founder of eSentire, shares advice from his recently released book Committed: Startup Survival Tips and Uncommon Sense for First-Time Tech Founders at the latest Communitech Breakfast. Read more
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"Municipalities must be at the forefront of adopting innovations"
22 November 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
A self-driving robot for eco-friendly deliveries, AI-driven air monitoring to track emissions and autonomous systems to inspect and maintain essential infrastructure like roads and sewage systems were… Read more
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Building a collaborative action plan to secure Canada’s AI future
22 November 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Events, Featured, Featured news
Canada’s AI challenges, opportunities and adoption discussed at summit hosted by Communitech in partnership with CityAge Read more
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Commercialization starts with connections for medtech founders
06 November 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Chronic pain, kidney dialysis, and fertility are just some of the tough challenges that medtech startups are addressing with their solutions. And on November 6, several of them gathered at the Communitech… Read more
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Technology meets tradition at Techtoberfest presents Investorhaus
11 October 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news
Lederhosen, a spirit of learning and lively conversations filled the air at Techtoberfest presents Investorhaus. This year’s gathering, hosted by Communitech at the Walper Hotel in Downtown Kitchener,… Read more