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Consumer market beckons for B.C.-built beacons

Consumer market beckons for B.C.-built beacons

Sixty million beacon devices are expected to ship by 2019 as startups and corporations rush to service emerging market
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Thirst for capital drives business accelerator mergers

Thirst for capital drives business accelerator mergers

Just US$1 billion in venture capital funding was invested in Canada last year compared with $US33.1 billion in the U.S.
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Netflix deals could pave way for Vancouver-made breakthrough hits

Netflix deals could pave way for Vancouver-made breakthrough hits

As Toronto TV production companies are partnering with digital platform services, local digital producers still struggle to score a runaway success
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Another Vancouver company announces it is joining fight against Ebola

Another Vancouver company announces it is joining fight against Ebola

Vancouver’s Mission Ready Services Inc. (TSX-V:MRS) has partnered with one of its clients with the goal of...
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B.C.-made app aims to end texting while driving

B.C.-made app aims to end texting while driving

If Whitney Anderson has her way, there will come a time when even if you wanted to use a hand-held smartphone while behind the wheel, you won't be able to
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Want university students to use your app? Vancouver's nTrust gives them $50k

Want university students to use your app? Vancouver's nTrust gives them $50k

How do you get 10,000 university students to download your app? Vancouver-based nTrust hopes giving away $50,000 will be enough to sway young people scraping by on Kraft Dinner and off-brand pop.
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When business is academic: how university spinoffs go commercial

When business is academic: how university spinoffs go commercial

UBC and SFU have churned out more than 200 spinoffs the past 30 years, but as many as a quarter haven’t survived
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Tech recruitment obstacles increase outsourcing

Tech recruitment obstacles increase outsourcing

Fast-growing Vancouver companies compete to make in-house HR software
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Blast from the past — Vancouver pop-up showcases old-school technology

Blast from the past — Vancouver pop-up showcases old-school technology

Students in elementary school today were all born at a time when having the Internet in one’s home was a given.
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Don’t slouch: new posture-improving app could save your company money

Don’t slouch: new posture-improving app could save your company money

Straighten up. It may help your company save money.
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