Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, issued a joint statement on the B.C.’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus yesterday. Included in that update was a call for workplaces “to think about ways to create space for people, to accommodate social distancing and develop solutions to allow staff to […]
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Traction on Demand Launches Salesforce Bootcamp for Newcomers to Canada and Indigenous Peoples
Traction for Good, the community engagement program of Vancouver’s Traction on Demand, today announced the launch of a new training program called Traction Access. Traction Access is a two-week bootcamp aimed at accelerating professional development for newcomers to Canada and Indigenous peoples by providing access to in-demand Salesforce skills and employment opportunities. “We want to […]
Best Tech Workplaces for Millennials in Vancouver
Great Place to Work has announced their 2019 list of Best Workplaces for Millennials. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work Certified, at least 30% of their employees must fit the Millennial demographic (born after 1980) and they must have minimum 90% positive response to the statement “I am […]
So Long Self-Funding, Traction on Demand Secures External Investment
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand has secured external funding from major investment firms Guidepost Growth Equity and Salesforce Ventures. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Self-funded since inception in 2007, Traction has become one of North America’s largest dedicated Salesforce services providers and has grown to over 700 employees. ToD has also expanded its […]
7 Vancouver Companies Named Best Workplaces in Tech
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2019 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Technology. Organizations were selected based on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index Survey, which measures the employee experience at each company. Employees are asked how frequently they experience behaviours that create a […]
Federal Government Invests $39 Million in B.C. with Western Canada Scaleup Initiative
Last week during a visit to the Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (HTEC), the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD), announced investments in 17 companies through the Business Scale Up and Productivity (BSP) program. Together, these small-and medium-sized enterprises will receive a […]
Traction Guest Raises $17 Million Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners
Vancouver’s Traction Guest announced today the completion of a $17 million Series A financing round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investor Salesforce Ventures. The funding will further accelerate the company’s expansion that follows year-over-year rapid revenue and employee growth of over 200%. Traction Guest is a cloud-based visitor management solution that […]
TractionForce Hits Vancouver With or Without Lyft
Western Canada’s largest cloud technology and business transformation conference hit Vancouver today. Celebrating its seventh year, TractionForce’s 2019 edition is tagged The Collective Why and promises to share how leading organizations like Salesforce and Lyft invest in their people, process and technology to achieve success. Fashioned after Salesforce’s DreamForce mega-conference in San Francisco, Traction on […]
Free Solo’s Alex Honnold to Keynote TractionForce 2019 in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand has released its speaker lineup for TractionForce 2019 featuring world-renowned rock climber and lead in the Oscar-winning documentary, Free Solo, Alex Honnold. “We’re introducing a lot of firsts to this year’s TractionForce including a new venue, a ticketed format, and Oscar talent,” said Greg Malpass, Founder and CEO at Traction on […]