With the world on lockdown, Vancouver-based startup Procurify recently conducted a survey of 600 people who are currently working from home to assess how COVID-19 is impacting their life. The results of the Work From Home Survey paint a mixed picture – with employees enjoying newfound flexibility and contending with newfound stresses. The most obvious impact […]
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Shopify Capital Launches In Canada And Issues First Loan in 34 Minutes
Shopify is on fire. Their stock price skyrocketed again today, putting it in a tight race with TD Bank to become the country’s second-most valuable company on the TSX behind RBC. The e-commerce company’s shares were up 7 per cent, pushing its market value over $100 billion. Investors rushed to buy Shopify shares last week […]
Amazon To Hire Across Operations Network To Meet Unprecedented Demand
On March 16th, Amazon announced they would make 100,000 full- and part-time hires across their operations network to keep as many people as possible working during the coronavirus pandemic. They also announced that the company would invest over $350 million globally to increase pay for their teams during the crisis. A month later the e-commerce […]
With Walk-in Medical Clinic Traffic Down, Medimap Launches Telemedicine
Medimap is Canada’s largest online and mobile real-time resource for same-day access to care. Across Canada, 70 per cent of all walk-in medical clinics are registered with Medimap and millions of patients rely on their service to look up wait times at walk-in medical clinics. But as concerns regarding the COVID-19 health pandemic continue to […]
Canadian Businesses Need a Rent Subsidy
I’ve had a front row seat in watching disruption in the small business industry for the past 11 years. From the effect of the crash in oil prices on Alberta’s small businesses to the steady growth of e-commerce to the detriment of brick and mortar retail, nothing prepared us for this. COVID-19 has brought an […]
Record Number Of Startups Apply For New Ventures BC Competition
The 20th New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC has officially begun. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups and this week they announced the 214 startups that are moving onto Round 2. What’s next for the competitors? The ventures […]
Luggage Brand Monos Launches Hand-held Sanitization Device
With the spread of COVID-19 and subsequent travel bans, the travel industry has taken a significant hit world-wide. With this in mind, Vancouver-based travel accessories company Monos has developed a new product to help consumers now and for future travel. Monos has announced the launch of The CleanPod, a hand-held rechargeable sanitizer that uses ultraviolet […]
Navigating the Virtual Job Hunt Amid COVID-19
An unprecedented global pandemic has flipped everything we know on its head with employers across the city, province and country having transitioned their teams to be fully remote for the foreseeable future. Job seekers now face a new hurdle: how to navigate the virtual environment in order to successfully apply, interview, and land their dream […]
From Winemaking To Life Saving, BarrelWise To Produce Mask Decontamination Oven
Vancouver’s BarrelWise develops and manufactures a barrel management system that helps winemakers protect and enhance the quality of their wines by mitigating the risks of contamination in the barrel-aging process. Today they announced that they have received funding from Genome BC’s Rapid Response Funding for COVID-19 research and innovation projects. But not because winemaking is an […]
Students Are About To Enter The Most Challenging Job Market, Riipen Steps Up
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, it is predicted that as many as 40% of student placements will be cancelled. Students across the country are about to enter one of the most challenging labour markets since the great depression and many will not be getting the work experience they need. Given the current circumstances, […]