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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

The tech job landscape across Canada has continued to grow. In 2018, Canada had a record-low unemployment rate and as a result we are seeing more companies, startups and online-based businesses dedicated to serving the niche-jobs industry. The prediction was that Canada would face a shortage of programmers and IT professionals.

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Mission accomplished: Startup Visa Canada is here

Version One Ventures

oi and Cristian Strat, founders of Summify (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Two years ago , Danny Robinson, Maura Rodgers and myself started to lobby for a Startup Visa Canada that would make it easier for foreign (tech) entrepreneurs to start their company in Canada. In addition, Startup Visa will create good Canadian jobs.

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Why This New York Venture Capital Firm is Investing in Canada

David Teten

At our firm, ff Venture Capital , we didn’t aim to go to Canada, but ended up there anyway. seed-focused investor with as many investments in Canada. In 2013, Startup Genome, a platform for analyzing startup communities, listed Toronto, Vancouver, and Waterloo, Ont., We’re a New York based early-stage venture capital firm.

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12 Questions: Meet Ann Lowe (Canada)

crowdSPRING Blog

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Ann lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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5 Key Trends Impacting Nonprofit Governance Plus Key Questions Boards Need To Be Asking 

Board Effect

Good governance for nonprofits is hard. This article outlines 5 key trends impacting governance for nonprofits and shares key questions that boards need to be asking, along with suggestions for strategies to start tackling them. Use your nominating and governance committees to facilitate and streamline succession planning.

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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

Many of the most talented entrepreneurs and engineers left India to study and then work in the US and Canada. There is definitely an enthusiastic community to build on and I met some very smart crypto founders during my trip! Reverse brain drain” “Reverse brain drain” is a real thing in India.

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Setting Nonprofit Board Expectations & Increasing Effectiveness

Board Effect

The most successful nonprofit boards recognize that strong board performance is a critical ingredient in their ability to achieve a positive impact within their communities. These are some of the characteristics to look for as you draw from your community in recruiting new board members: Passion for your mission. Charity-minded.