Start-Up Spotlight: Queen St. Bakery Makes Bread That’s As Good For You As It Tastes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Imagine a bread that’s low calorie, low carbs and allergen-free. Queen St. Bakery has made it a reality. Inspired by his mom’s gluten intolerance, Queen St. Bakery founder, Giovanni Angelucci, set out to create an allergen-free bread that even those without dietary restrictions would want to eat. Two years and hundreds of taste tests later, […]
Start-Up Spotlight: How Lane Is Taking The Workplace Into The 21st Century
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lane is using automation and innovation to take the workplace from cubicles and coffee stands to a full-functioning ecosystem. In 2014, Kofi Gyekye and Clinton Robinson came up with the concept for a work experience platform. Following years of working in office spaces, they realized that the workplace was one of the last sectors to […]
Jenna Tabatznik and the COVID Care Collective Is Providing For Canadians Not Supported By Government Aid
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jenna Tabatznik is used to witnessing the effects of injustice. Born to two South African parents who had lived through the vicious realities of apartheid, Tabatznik has always had social activism in her blood. Her example, and father, a human rights activist, was jailed twice fighting for black civil rights and equality. “I was taught […]
Nextdoor Wants To Bring Communities Together By Cultivating The Ultimate Neighbours
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_column_text]What does it mean to be a good neighbour? According to Nextdoor, kindness is key. The San Francisco-based startup bills itself as a neighbourhood hub that offers a safe space for people to engage with others in their community by exchanging ideas, goods, and services. By cultivating a culture of kindness, Nextdoor believes […]
Start-Up Spotlight: Adam Zivo is Helping Low-Income Seniors with Food Box Initiative, LifeCrate
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Social entrepreneur Adam Zivo deploys LifeCrate, a non-for-profit food box delivery initiative to low-income, at risk seniors in Toronto. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#1a99b2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like many Canadians Adam Zivo’s life intersected with the novel coronavirus when he least expected it. In early March Zivo and his mother both returned to Canada following respective trips out of the country. […]
