Archive for October, 2009
Media Hat Tip #53
30 October 2009In case you missed it, David Berman, the Markets Columnist at The Globe and Mail, picked up on our “DAVE sitting pretty now that CRTC is on the case” post from earlier today.
Here is the link to his piece.
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DAVE sitting pretty now that CRTC is on the case
30 October 2009It must be great to be John I. Bitove, one of Canada’s best entrepreneurs.
He gets to open up the newspaper today, read about the challenges at Globalive, and wait for the phone to ring. One easy way for the Globalive wireless team to reduce their foreign content level is to bring in a domestic [...]
It’s time for “user pays” in the GTA
28 October 2009Fixing Toronto – Part One
It was just a few hours ago that I had to pay 50 cents to enter a stretch of road near Reston, Virginia. And then another 50 cents to exit some 15 minutes later. Most of my fellow commuters were fixed up with electronic tolling passes, but my Ontario-made [...]
5 pre-deal questions to ask your venture debt lender
27 October 2009As we spread the good word in the U.S.A. about Wellington Financial, I’ve come to appreciate just how differently various venture debt firms approach the same deal opportunity. CFOs try to find similiar threads between the various product offerings, but as with buying a car, you can’t always switch “options” between different car manufacturers.
With [...]
2010 Florida Venture Capital Conference, February 2-3, 2010 in Omni Orlando Resort, Florida
26 October 2009The Florida Venture Forum helps ensure the success of entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel, educational advice and managerial assistance. The Florida Venture Forum is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that is supported locally by private companies, service providers, venture capitalists and academic institutions.
The Florida Venture Forum provides programs on a statewide basis attended by venture [...]