Archive for November 12th, 2009
New Research In Motion book will have the exclusive inside scoop
12 November 2009As some of you know, I come from the stock of two artistically-minded and adept parents. Mom is a brilliant student at the Ontario College of Art and Design, and my Dad writes best-selling books. Unclear as to how I wound up working with ledgers.
The big news is as follows: I have it [...]
BNN TV “SqueezePlay” interview
12 November 2009For those who missed it, Mark McQueen was on “SqueezePlay” on the BNN Business News Network at 5:20pm yesterday.
They discussed executive pushback on financial rules and Canada’s problem with productivity. The interview link is here.
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Why no flow-thru shares for Canada’s Innovation economy?
12 November 2009The 14 year decline in venture capital funding for Canadian-based innovation companies continues, with the 2009 3rd quarter VC funding stats as bleak as people expected. What to do?
Although the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association has developed five key ideas that, as a package, could help reinvigorate the Innovation financing scene (see [...]