Canadian Luggage Brand Monos Debut’s CleanPod a UVC Light Sanitizer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Vancouver born luggage brand, Monos, has pivoted business resources to create CleanPod, a hand-held rechargeable sanitizer that uses ultraviolet UVC light to effectively sanitize and disinfect products and surfaces used on a daily basis, including cell phones, bags, and more.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]The spread of COVID-19 has challenged a lot of businesses to think quickly on their feet […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Women Who Lead: The Adelaide Project creates an immersive way to experience light
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sisters Jennifer and Karolyn Pott are using their unique perspectives as businesswomen to refresh the traditional realm of lighting agencies, reexamining how they interact with consumers to ultimately change how we light up our lives.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left”][vc_separator color=”black”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Their father Andrew Pott founded TPL Lighting, a commercial lighting agency, 25 years ago, and Karolyn joined the […]
Startup Spotlight: Felix is Making Healthcare More Accessible (And Comfortable)
While many businesses have suffered immeasurable economic damage in the wake of COVID-19, other companies and industries have seen a surge in activity and growth, like those in healthcare and video conferencing. Felix is a virtual healthcare company that was born in the months before Coronavirus, and may emerge from the rubble as a leader […]
Startup Spotlight: Just Vertical is Planting New Seeds in Food Production
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For Conner Tidd and Kevin Jakiela, co-founders of Just Vertical, it all started with some tacos. A couple of years, a strong team, and a set of roadblocks later enters AVEA, a hydroponic gardening system that allows you to grow large indoor plants. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]This Toronto startup is dedicated to normalizing independent food growing […]
