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Campaign to bring traffic back onto Charles Street
11 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Kitchener BIA is running Chits for Charles, a campaign to get people downtown and spending money during the construction on Charles Street. The BIA is offering $10 gift cards that are good at over… Read more
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A product, a pivot and the pursuit of growth: Blitzen launches in Dublin
05 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Jesse Guild, CEO of Blitzen and co-founders Duncan McDowell, Josh Wright and Jordan Clark discuss leaving behind their jobs to pursue their startup. Read more
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New scholarships strengthen Dematic’s ties to region
04 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Opinion, Tech About Town
Dematic, a company that uses technology to innovate within the shipping-and-receiving industry, is taking steps to strengthen ties with the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem. Read more
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Layoffs are bad enough; botching them is worse
29 October 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
We’ve all been laid off from tech companies, some of us more than once. We’ve been survivors of more rounds of layoffs than we can count, and been the ones laying off our teams. So we know layoffs are… Read more
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Lacing up the gloves for a good cause
28 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Canadian athletes and Canadian tech entrepreneurs share similar challenges. In particular, they have to compete against far-better-funded American companies. Read more
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Working Centre programs build bridges to tech world
21 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Working Centre, a non-profit organization in the Waterloo Region, launches two programs to target the tech needs of those under 30. Read more
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TD Lab marks fruitful year at Communitech Hub; unveils new tech facility
21 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
After an eventful year at Communitech, TD Lab decided to unveil a new tech facility. Read more
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Politics Plug-in: Curtain call and post-election checklist
20 October 2015 | By Faye Roberts in: Featured, Opinion, Politics Plug-in
The Politics Plug-in offers a post-election checklist for your business to complete once the election has concluded. Read more
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Joseph Fung on why tech leaders should care about gentrification in Kitchener
16 October 2015 | By Joseph Fung in: Ecosystem, Featured, Opinion
Joseph Fung, Vice President of HCM Products at NetSuite, discusses the importance of realizing the impacts of fast-evolving communities like Downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Let's do more than imagine a new world for women entrepreneurs
15 October 2015 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
M-Theory author Melanie Baker sheds light on the many inequalities women entrepreneurs face through various stages of their company. Read more