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Posted on November 20, 2009
Stewart Butterfield loves the internet. Dating back to his days as a student at the University of Victoria in 1992, Stewart has been immersed in all things web for the better part of two decades. Stewart's web journey has taken...
Posted on October 30, 2009
When we first covered Globalive back in December they were an upstart wireless company full of good intentions to bring much-needed competition to the Canadian wireless industry. However, a recent CRTC ruling has now put Globalive's launch in jeopardy over...
Posted on April 2, 2009
It wasn't that long ago that Profit covered the re-launch of ParentZone.com, one of several family-focused properties owned by Toronto-founded Kaboose. In an effort to beef-up their portfolio of online brands in the family genre, Disney has announced the acquisition...
Posted on March 24, 2009
Suncor Energy has recently announced its plans to purchase/merge with Petro-Canada, making the merged entity the 5th largest integrated oil company in North America. Both companies are heavily steeped in Canadian business lore. Suncor produced the very first barrel of...
Posted on December 5, 2008
It all started with a $100,000 inheritance that Ted Rogers received back in the early 1960's. What would you do with a $100,000 inheritance? Chances are you wouldn't gamble with it, or buy something that almost nobody was using or...
Posted on December 2, 2008
When Toronto-based telecom provider Globalive Communications ponied up $442 million in the recent Industry Canada wireless spectrum auction, many had to wonder what the strategy would be for populating their future subscriber base? There is no doubt that the Canadian...
Posted on November 26, 2008
The Canadian-based family-focused media company Kaboose has just announced the re-launch of their ParentZone.com property. The new site is clearly focused on providing localized information and business listings geared specifically for moms. With this new focus on localization, it will...
Posted on November 25, 2008
That's the question on the minds of investors when it comes to Canadian media company Live Current who owns and operates the growing Cricket.com portal which is devoted to all things, you guessed it, cricket related. Live Current's stock price...
Posted on July 3, 2008
Canadian women are leading and growing many businesses in Canada, but resources that support women in Canadian business are not that plentiful. I was encouraged to discover a relatively new Canadian business magazine that is singularly focused on women. Company...
Posted on May 14, 2008
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is a national charity that provides funding for 18-34 year-old entrepreneurs who have a great idea for a business but are unable to tap into traditional sources of funding. The charity has invested in 2400...
Posted on April 25, 2008
Canadian consumers and businesses did 26% more buying online in 2007. Statistics Canada data shows Canadian e-commerce revenue hit $62.7 billion but that number still represents only a small fraction of overall economic activity. The real story here is the...
