Through an investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, sixteen small- and medium-sized businesses will work with Seneca College to develop new technologies, conduct research and bring business and technology ideas to market.
It’s an interesting list of companies focused on plastics, personal mobility, health, security and many more.
As part of their small business series, the Globe & Mail published this article on the importance of business networking. One networking group not mentioned in BOSS Business Owner Success System, which takes a novel approach to “speed networking” plus offers group purchasing benefits.
TORONTO, July 26 /CNW/ – Ninety-eight per cent of Toronto business owners say owning their own business gives them a sense of pride and accomplishment. With this in mind, it’s not surprising that they are a happy group:
These are findings from the TD Small Business Happiness Index, which examined the attitudes and behaviours of North American small business owners in a dozen urban centres.
Reuters – The Business Development Bank of Canada will make $500-million available to small and medium-sized businesses over three years to buy equipment get on-board with the recovery of the economy.
Bank ranks last in a CFIB poll measuring services for smaller businesses, while credit unions earn top grades.
Here’s an article on eHow describing the seven-step process to set up a corporation for an Ontario-based small business:
LinkedIn, the popular online social networking service for business professionals, announced Monday it plans to open an office in Toronto as part of an international expansion plan that has seen the U.S. Internet company set up shop in Australia, Ireland, The Netherlands, India and the United Kingdom.
From the Toronto Sun
More than one-third of Canadian small businesses expect to hire new employees and many are ready to take on increased risk, two signs that the country’s main driver of economic growth is picking up speed.
With increasing workloads expected, 38% of small business owners said they are planning to hire in the next year to manage the pickup, a finding in the Angus Reid Public Opinion poll conducted for the quarterly American Express Small Business Monitor found.
From the Financial Post Feb 24/10
From his office in Silicon Valley, Patrick Pichette has a unique view of the business landscape in his home country of Canada.
What he sees is a country in danger of missing out on international opportunities afforded by the Internet and the digital revolution that could turn Canadian businesses into global champions.
Yesterday, the Canadian-born chief financial officer of Web giant Google Inc. — a post he once held at BCE Inc. — was in Toronto to speak to a gathering of business leaders about using the Web to think beyond the borders of the Great White North.
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