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Jocelyn Wessels: Making a difference in women’s health
11 August 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
Launched in 2021 by Wessels and co-founder Dr. Lauren Foster, AIMA Laboratories is developing a first-of-its-kind, non-invasive diagnostic tool to help detect endometriosis earlier so women can be provided… Read more
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Canadian cities rank among the highest in North America for tech talent
24 July 2023 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Resource
Waterloo Region and the Canadian tech ecosystem excelled in the latest Scoring Tech Talent report from CBRE, an international commercial real-estate services company. Read more
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Alisha McFetridge: From Fierce Founder to Greentech Game Changer
12 July 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
We caught up with Rainstick co-founder and CEO Alisha McFetridge to learn about her journey from the Communitech Fierce Founders pitch competition to winning accolades at CES. Read more
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Creating new investment opportunities for women
15 June 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Featured, News, Resource
Waterloo-based Profound Impact has closed its first round of financing – more than $2.2 million from mostly women investors. Read more
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Nurturing founders
05 April 2023 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Resource
Janet Bannister's new VC company focuses on providing founders with all the supports and training they need to perform at their best. Read more
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Probably worth sharing
01 February 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Resource, Tech About Town
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Banknotes: Eliminating common fundraising mistakes
05 September 2019 | By Ryan McCartney in: Banknotes, Opinion
This issue of Bank Notes talks about the realities of funding a company and the right and wrong ways of doing it, from seeking the right type of funding to being transparent about your business. Read more
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Banknotes: Calculating the cost of capital
09 January 2019 | By Ryan McCartney in: Banknotes, Opinion
What really is the cost of capital? The price is only part of the sale, and the same is true when financing a company. Read more
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Banknotes: Tamping down the risk
06 July 2018 | By Ryan McCartney in: Banknotes, Opinion
Banks use a “risk grid” that looks at several categories in order to assign a risk factor to your business, to price accordingly and decide whether to invest or not. They both sell money and evaluate risk,… Read more
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Banknotes: Always be raising
27 April 2018 | By Ryan McCartney in: Banknotes, Opinion
You’re always looking to win new business, and you should always be thinking about not only where your capital is coming from, but when you’ll need it and how long it will take to access. BDC, Deloitte… Read more