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Canadian Youth Business Foundation budget reaction –  Yesterday’s federal budget confirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment to job creation and economic growth, both through the extension of EI Hiring Credit for Small Business and the commitment to boost jobs through increased funding for research and innovation programs and skills training. Of the five major areas identified in the budget, two are dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship. Setting these priorities sends a clear message that this government has a specific plan for job creation and economic growth in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

MEGA Brands Inc. has announced a multi-year global licensing partnership with Mattel, Inc., the world’s largest toy company- to develop construction toys based on the world’s most iconic kids brands, Barbie^® and Hot Wheels^®. The new lines will be available at retail starting in spring 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

We all want to be liked, but a majority of businesses may be willing to pay more for the distinction, a new survey by The Creative Group suggests. More than half (53%) of advertising and marketing executives interviewed said they expect companies to increase their investment in Facebook this year. Respondents also anticipate more marketing dollars will be channeled toward LinkedIn (43%), YouTube (42%), Google+ (41%) and Twitter (39%). Read the rest of this entry »

Pearson Canada, the education services and technology company, and ASCD, a global provider of programs, products, and services that empower educators to support the success of each learner, today announced a distribution agreement providing the entire spectrum of Canadian educators access to ASCD’s powerful professional development resources. Read the rest of this entry »

Social human resources platform TribeHR announced today that it was named ‘one to watch’ by AlwaysOn for 2012. The honor comes as AlwaysOn unveiled its third annual list of OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies. Each year this list identifies the top emerging Internet companies disrupting the established enterprise, reinventing legacy data streams and pioneering cloud computing and SaaS. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Canada has announced the results of its Flexible Workspaces survey – a study which examined the workstyle preferences of employees and bosses with regards to working remotely and how they ranked their productivity while working remotely. Read the rest of this entry »

ImmerVision announced today that the Nextiva® Video Management Software from US developer Verint® Systems supports ImmerVision Enables®, offering Verint customers a cutting-edge, 360-degree viewing technology to complement their video security applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Eyelit Inc., a Mississauga-based manufacturing software provider for visibility, control, and coordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace and defense, discrete electronics, semiconductor, and photovoltaic (solar) industries, announced that Kionix, Inc., a global leader in the design and fabrication of MEMS-based inertial sensors, has selected Eyelit Manufacturing™ software to support production at its manufacturing facility in Ithaca, New York. Read the rest of this entry »

Intelimax Media Inc. (CNSX:IMD) wishes to announce up to $3 million non-brokered working capital private placement pursuant to which the Company will sell up to 10 million units of the Company at a price of CAD$0.30/unit.  Each unit will be comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant.  Each warrant will be exercisable into an additional common share at a price of $0.60/share for a period of two years.  In connection with this financing, the Company will pay a finder’s fee to eligible finders in accordance with regulatory policies.

Post-­secondary entertainment arts institution Vancouver Film School has struck a strategic alliance with Ayogo Games, Inc., a Vancouver-­based social gaming studio known as leaders in the movement to transform healthcare through the use of games and play. VFS’ talented Digital Design students will now have the opportunity to launch their careers at the award-winning studio that was named “Hottest Digital Media Company in Canada” by NextMedia.
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