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Mint Technology Corp. has made two important announcements today. The first is that the Company has formed a new subsidiary called Mint Money (“M-Money”), and the second is that the Company has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding with transaction processing company Carta Worldwide for the formation of Mint Global Processing LLC (MGP). MGP will be owned 55% by Mint and 45% by Carta Worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Perplexus Rookie, the new entry-level version of the break-out hit Perplexus, has been named a Gold 2011 National Parenting Publications Award winner. The NAPPA Gold Award is the latest in a series of accolades won by Perplexus Rookie this fall which has also included a Disney Family Fun Top Toy Award and a Toy Insider Hot 20 award earlier this month. Read the rest of this entry »

With the Mobile Payments industry expected to hit the trillions before the end of the decade, Aramor Payments has made the strategic decision to extend its portfolio of services to include mobile payment solutions for Canadian businesses. To make this change they brought in a seasoned professional from the mobile industry. Lyndon Burrell has joined the Aramor team as SVP of Canadian Payments and CEO Maxwell Morgan couldn’t be more pleased. “Lyndon is an experienced marketing professional. He comes to us from Research In Motion – BlackBerry where he spent six years as a Sr. Marketing Manger in its Business Solutions Group. Read the rest of this entry »

When you retire, are you thinking of leaving your business to a family member or third party?  Are you planning on selling it? Closing it? Have you decided? According to the TD Waterhouse Business Succession Poll, Canadian small business owners haven’t fully prepared for the day when they will no longer be running their business: 76% of small business owners polled admitted they don’t have a succession plan, which may cause major complications down the line. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s PEER 1 Hosting has opened its new 57,800 square foot green datacenter in Portsmouth, UK. The facility in Langstone Technology Park offers businesses across London and the South East scalable managed hosting, dedicated hosting and colocation services in one of the greenest datacenters in the country. This location is optimal for businesses of all sizes operating in Europe as well. Within easy reach of London, the center has a staggering 11MVA of available power, room for 20,000 servers, and provides a direct connection to PEER 1 Hosting’s 10Gb FastFiber Network™. Read the rest of this entry »

From coast-to-coast, Canadians believe it is important to support their local small businesses and many are willing to take action to do so. According to Scotiabank’s Small Business poll conducted by Harris/Decima, 85% of Canadians are willing to tell others about their local small businesses. Respondents said that they will walk or drive further (63 %), and 43% are willing to pay more in order to support small businesses in their community. Read the rest of this entry »

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) today announced that it is setting aside $200 million for loans to help entrepreneurs gear up with information and communications technology (ICT). The BDC President announced this new initiative for the launch of Small Business Week®, which is running from October 16 to 22 under the theme “Power up your business. Invest. INNOVATE. Grow.” Read the rest of this entry »

For many, “innovation” evokes notions of “radical change” or “transformation,” but Canada’s 2.4 million small business owners have a different definition. For them, innovation is less about disrupting markets and more about changes that generate the greatest impact for them and their livelihood. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has released its first online Annual Report, which highlights its performance and contributions to Canadian culture in 2010-2011. An essential component of Canada’s digital economy strategy, the CMF provides ongoing funding support for the creation and promotion of content for all Canadians on the viewing platform of their choice. Read the rest of this entry »

UNIT4 Business Software,  provider of business software for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC™), has signed a significant deal with the City of Surrey in British Columbia. The contract, worth $1,633,800 in software and services, will see the City of Surrey replace its numerous disparate systems and implement Agresso Business World Route 66, the next generation of fast, flexible and user-friendly enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. The second largest city and the fastest growing in British Columbia, the City of Surrey selected Agresso Business World’s Financials, Procurement, PCB and Reporting modules ahead of ERP heavyweights SAP and Oracle. Read the rest of this entry »