Start-Up Spotlight: PocketPills is Optimizing Health Management When Canadians Need it Most
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]Through history pandemics have put health care systems under intense strain. More often than not, it is not until a mass emergency materializes that the cracks and shortcomings of this system are widely recognized. That being said, necessity being the mother of invention, also creates new paths to foster innovation. Start-Up venture PocketPills, Canada’s first […]
Find a New Line of Sight, Community & Family in a Time of COVID-19
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”turquoise”][vc_column_text]I will remember the year 2020 vividly for the rest of my days. I spent the prior year paving the way for the release of my book, Looking Up. As the release date, February 25th, approached, the novel coronavirus that is now known by the entire world as COVID-19 was hardly on my radar. […]
Green Shield Canada Supports Mental Wellness for all Canadians with Stronger Minds
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Non-for-profit benefits carrier, Green Shield Canada, has partnered with BEACON to sponsor Stronger Minds, a digital mental wellness services made free for all Canadians coping with COVID-19 related stress. ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:17|text_align:left”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, Canadians are being bombarded with daily updates on its advancement. While information sharing is essential to curbing […]
Notary Pro is Making Virtual Notarizing Available For Canadians Everywhere
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While other legal practices have modernized, a practice that has been used since the Roman Empire – notary services, although needed commonly for things like OSAP applications and Affidavits, have become somewhat of a forgotten service. Many legal processes have been complicated in recent weeks leaving Canadians with questions on how to move forward. In […]
How to Build A Beautiful Website While You Work From Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As much of Canada’s workforce is adjusting to the new normal, now may be a good time to leverage technology and adopt some new online strategies. So, what can you do to help keep your business open at a time like this? Either creating a new website for your existing business or updating your current […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Nanoleaf CEO, Gimmy Chu, is Leading in Business Through Empathy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”blue”][vc_column_text]For the last seven year, lighting company Nanoleaf has dedicated it’s business to reshaping the landscape of the lighting industry. CEO Gimmy Chu with Co-Founders Christian Yan and Tom Rodinger have taken their vision from a Kickstarter campaign to a successful business. Fast forward to today, the company is now using it’s to supply […]
Trufan and SocialRank Want to Help You Reach Your Audience for Free
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Social intelligence start-up company Trufan, is using SocialRank it’s audience segmentation services to give back to local start-ups struggling to reach their audience due to COVID-19. Many large scale company’s have been pooling resources to provide assistance to business owners in the wake of COVID-19. A small company working to help fellow small company’s, Trufan’s […]
Entrepreneur of the Week: GoodLawyer CEO, Brett Colvin, is Making Legal Advice Accessible for all Canadians
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to a 2019 study conducted by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the rate of entrepreneurship in our country has increased by 80 percent for people under the age of 35 since 2014, and tripled for people over the age of 55 since 2000. On top of that, entrepreneurial activity among immigrants is […]
