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Commercial drone regulations: Canada vs. US
October 6, 2014
When Canadians attempt to characterize aspects of Canadian culture, it’s not uncommon to draw comparisons with the US. I recently noticed that as I respond to questions about the Canadian […]
Holding Shares in a Family Trust
October 1, 2014
In a previous blog post, we discussed the general concept of a family trust and indicated that one way to use a family trust is to hold shares in a Canadian-controlled […]
Zeetl Acquired by Hootsuite
September 30, 2014
Hootsuite recently announced that they have acquired Zeetl, a social telephony company. With this acquisition, Hootsuite plans to add a new voice solution to better empower customer service teams around […]
eSentire Raises $14 Million Series C Financing
September 19, 2014
Earlier this week, eSentire announced that they have completed a $14 million Series C investment round. The round was led by Georgian Partners with participation from Cisco Investments and Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, along with existing […]
LW Connect – Thursday, September 25
September 17, 2014
We’re back up and running now that the summer is over, so please join us for LW Connect next Thursday, September 25! Who: Tech Startups and Knowledge-Based Businesses; What: An informative networking session with […]
What is a Family Trust?
September 12, 2014
The concept of a family trust is often raised to founders of a startup as an alternative to holding their shares in their new company personally (see LW Academy tax […]
The Funding Portal Launches New Cleantech Platform
September 11, 2014
The Funding Portal provides a comprehensive view of all private financing and government funding sources that are available in Canada. Every month, more than 17,000 Canadian organizations visit The Funding […]
Frank & Oak Raises a $15 Million Financing
September 4, 2014
Frank & Oak announced today that it has raised $15 million in a round led by Goodwater Capital. The Montreal-based online clothing retailer sells apparel to fashion-forward men between the […]
LW Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
September 3, 2014
It all started when the guys at Picatic challenged James Smith to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Next, Andy Moffat from Keshet Technologies called out Debbie Weinstein. Debbie had the […]
Transitioning to Canada’s New Not For Profit Corporations Act
September 2, 2014
On October 17, 2011, the Canada Not For Profit Corporations Act came into effect. Just a reminder that all organizations created under the old federal act (Part 2 of the Canada Corporations Act) need […]
