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January 20, 2016

Go global this spring. Soft Landing program accepting applications Jan. 29-Feb. 12.

Reduce the risk of entering a new market. Canadian companies looking to pursue business opportunities around the world can offset the cost of travel and workspace through the CDMN Soft Landing program. Applications are open Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, 2016. Travel must occur between March 1 and June 15.

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Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland speaking at a mic

January 05, 2016

New federal program to provide $50 million boost to SME exports

Declaring herself “your Chief Marketing Officer” to a crowd of Waterloo Region entrepreneurs, Canada’s new Minister of International Trade today unveiled a $50-million program to help small and medium-sized businesses boost their sales abroad.

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January 05, 2016

CDMN announces winter 2016 Soft Landing program cohort

26 companies have been accepted into the winter 2016 cohort for the Canadian Digital Media Network’s (CDMN) Soft Landing program. The program helps mature startups and small-to-medium size enterprises (SMEs) in CDMN’s network of partner hubs to open a satellite office or grow distribution channels in a foreign market.

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CTN Drives Tech Transformation in Canada’s Capital

December 17, 2015

Financial technology

The financial technology industry continues to grow yearly and employs talent throughout the world.

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November 17, 2015

Tech veteran David Lizius joins QRA board

David Lizius has joined the Board of Directors of Halifax-based QRA Corp. as an independent member. Lizius is an accomplished high-tech industry veteran with experience leading both business and technical design teams across the space, defence, and biotechnology sectors.

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November 16, 2015

Two CDMN Hubs named in the top three university business incubators in North America by UBI Global

Two Canadian university business incubators carried away top honors in this year’s UBI Global Awards for North American accelerators and incubators. Ryerson University’s DMZ incubator in Toronto ranked first in North America, and Innovate Calgary ranked third. Both organizations are part of the CDMA.

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