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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Since 2015, the rising interest abroad continues to contribute to steady growth. Information and communications technology include 4,600 companies and 45,000 employees. The province has a robust start-up community.

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The Digital Transformation Is Affordable For SMBs: Where To Start In Your Digital Strategy

YoungUpstarts

SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. Decide if a forum comment violates community guidelines. Previously, this was a popular option among SMB owners. In 2016, SMBs used an average of 4.8 apps to manage their operations, up from 3.8

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Diverse Startups Can Receive Tech Mentorship And Thrive

ReadWriteStart

Fortunately, it was around the same time that Brooks connected with Kathryn Finney of Digital Undivided , a community outreach program with the mission of getting black women started in tech. Focus100 gets its name from Finney’s goal to propel 100 new female founders in the tech industry by 2015. It’s a lack of opportunities.

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Meet Manu Kumar, Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

The following interview by Steven Loeb was published in Vator.tv on 5 September 2015 and is reproduced below in its entirety. We’re highlighting key members of the community to find out. Kumar was the Founder, President and CEO of SneakerLabs, a company which developed software and services for web-based customer interaction.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

He also didn’t believe in supporting the community and supporting local organizations through our skills. More importantly, we continue to help the community through pro-bono projects, supporting non-profits and charitable campaigns, and giving back where and when we can. On the 4th of July, 2015, I shared my vision with Erin.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. . In 2015, they invested $1m (out of OATV Fund III) in 8 companie s as a pilot.

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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

While supporting the LGBTQIA+ community at-large is a personal interest of mine , I must admit that my attendance at this most-recent ROMBA event was purely motivated by self-interest. I learned that software engineers?—?or As a product manager at HomeAway (part of the Expedia, Inc. there are many avenues. or developers?—?are