Description: HandUp is raising awareness to homelessness; donating gift cards and hosting outreach programs. Source: Tech Crunch Date: Sept 13, 2015 On the heels of launching donation gift cards for the homeless, HandUp hosted a community outreach day this past Friday in San Francisco to continue to bring awareness to homelessness, as well as give people… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Entrepreneurship
How To Write A Killer LinkedIn Headline
Description: Your LinkedIn headline is critical because it tells possible future employers how you see yourself. Source: Forbes Date: April 10, 2015 Until you conduct a few searches using the massive LinkedIn user database, you don’t realize just how powerful and essential your LinkedIn headline is. When you conduct a search for LinkedIn members using any search… Read more »
$20K Hackathon Winner Uses Open Data to Design Career Path App
Description: Industry Minister Tony Clement and CODE winner Danil Shevelev, who helped develop an app to help students decide what degree to apply for. Source: CTV News Date: March 27, 2015 After 48 hours spent mining government data, designing an app, and writing computer code, this year’s Canadian Open Data Experience winners came up with a way… Read more »
How to be a 28 year-old CEO
Description: Tumblr CEO David Karp tells Christine Romans why Tumblr’s advertising strategy is starting to pay off and what it’s like to work with Marissa Mayer. Source: CNN Money Date: October 24, 2014 28 yr-old David Karp explains the success brands are having using Tumblr as a platform for advertising and that they typically wouldn’t have the… Read more »
The 22-year-old Redefining Mobile Advertising
Description: Brian Wong, Co-Founder and CEO of Kiip, hatched a new strategy to connect brands with consumers by offering rewards for virtual achievements. Source: Forbes Date: January 17, 2014 Kiip, a mobile advertising company, has developed a way to cash-in on those little moments consumers have everyday through various apps, and reward them ever so subtly. Watch… Read more »
Victoria Start-up “BackyardBC” Finds New Way to Promote Tourism in Province
Description: Tourism in BC has been on the decline for the last 10 years. This new start-up “BackyardBC” hopes to turn things around by offering a one-stop shop for discounted rates on hotels and resorts to locals all over the province. Source: Techvibes Date: November 8, 2013 The amount of international visitors to the province of… Read more »
Canada’s Growing Tech Startup Hub In Kitchener-Waterloo To Be Profiled In New Documentary
Description: Often considered the “Silicon Valley” of Canada, Ontario’s Kitchener-Waterloo is a growing hub for passionate entrepreneurs willing to work collaboratively. In the cut-throat world of startups, this article outlines a refreshing documentary soon to be released. Source: TechCrunch Date: July 8, 2013 Canada has a strong and growing startup community, and one… Read more »
Blogger Makes $333,000 Online in One Day
Description: An influential blogger has rallied his loyal fans and made $333,000 from home in about a day. No, you likely can’t replicate this model anytime soon. Source: Mashable Date: January 3rd, 2013 It may sound like the first line of a particularly fiendish piece of spam. But a blogger has now in fact brought in… Read more »
Twitter Rumored To Be Preparing For 2014 IPO
Description: Rumors are circulating about a possible Twitter IPO in 2014. What’s the initial valuation? $11 billion. Source: FastCompany Date: January 4, 2013 An analytic report from a firm used to sizing up businesses on their way to an IPO is suggesting that Twitter will float in 2014. Greencrest Capital, which has been vocal in its support of recent… Read more »
This College Sophomore And CEO Keeps A Keg At The Office-Even If He’s Too Young To Tap It
Description: Running your own company at the age of 19 is difficult, especially when you’re balancing studies during your Sophomore year. To take the pressure off, Ketan Rahangdale tries to keep things fun and youthful. Source: FastCompany Date: October 5, 2012 Ketan Rahangdale is the 19-year-old wunderkind CEO of EarTop, an audio technology company. Rahangdale… Read more »
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Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
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August 2015, © 2016
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