| Profit Guide to Canadian Business

RIM Acquisition Just Rumour Fodder, For Now

bram — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:59:12 +0000

RIM’s future is a hot topic for discussion lately as their stock price has slipped considerably in recent months. That has led some analysts to float the possibility of RIM being an acquisition target. The most likely potential suitors could be Google, Microsoft or Cisco. But in lieu of sluggish financial performance and serious questions [...]

Disruptive Technologies Poised To Breakout In 2011

bram — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:20:47 +0000

BNET talks to Chief Analyst at IDC Frank Jens about disruptive technologies that are poised to make a big impact this year. Mobile, web-enabled television, and cloud services are the main points of focus. 2011 is shaping up to be a big year of continued technology adoption for small businesses. From advertising to operations, technology [...]

Loblaw To Launch Four New Stand-Alone Joe Fresh Style Stores

simone — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:52:58 +0000

Fresh off the success of their Vancouver store opening, Loblaw has announced plans to continue expansion of the Joe Fresh Style lifestyle brand. Four new stand-alone stores will be launched in Mississauga ON, Brampton ON, Vaughan ON and Rocky View AB. “Joe Fresh® is a dynamic brand and growing exponentially so we are happy to [...]

Rising Loonie Could Put Brakes On Interest Rate Hike

jeff — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:28:05 +0000

As the Loonie continues to gain steam it’s taking the air out of Canada’s net exports. Combine lower national productivity with external pressures and uncertainty around the world and you have a recipe for stagnant rates.

Josh James: On Entrepreneurship and Evolving Your Company

jeff — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:06:51 +0000

Josh James is the founder of web analytics company Omniture which was acquired by Adobe for $1.8 billion in 2009. He gives a great talk about the many facets of entrepreneurship including the importance of evolving your company. Omniture had to adapt to Google’s entrance in the analytics market with a free alternative. James is [...]

Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors

simone — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:39:14 +0000

Alexis Ohanian: How to make a splash in social media

simone — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:08 +0000