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November 30, 2018

Canadian Digital Media Network announces winter 2018/2019 Soft Landing cohort

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has accepted 23 companies to land globally this winter, as a part of their Soft Landing program. The program helps mature startups and small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) from across Canada to grow their businesses through new revenues or investments in foreign markets.

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November 17, 2017

Pitching the media

Entrepreneurs, especially startup founders, have to quickly become adept at pitching. From idea to launch to exit, they are on a 24/7 promotional carousel-with its daily ups-and-downs of continually pitching their venture in order to secure funding, acquire customers and/or promote their offering.

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September 15, 2017

Soft Landing, solid success: How CDMN helped AOMS go global

With help from the Canadian Digital Media Network’s Soft Landing program, AOMS Technologies of Mississauga has brought a powerful fibre optic sensor suite to the global marketplace. The AOMS devices combine high-quality optical glass and alloys to create fibre optics.

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December 05, 2016

Soft Landing program accepts largest cohort to date for winter 2017

The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) has accepted 39 companies into the winter 2017 cohort of the Soft Landing program. The program helps mature startups and small- to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) from across Canada to grow their businesses through new revenues or investments in foreign markets.

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June 22, 2016

Open Data 150

The Open Data 150 is a joint project between The Govlab and Canada’s Open Data Exchange (ODX), supported by Open North, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and Thomson Reuters.

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April 08, 2016

Get There: Canadians in the Valley

Get There” is program from the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) almost as simple as its name: qualify eight young companies who would benefit from having connections in Silicon Valley, then get them there, show them how to get around, and help them grow their network as they expand their business internationally.

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March 01, 2016

CDMN announces spring 2016 Soft Landing program cohort

21 companies have been accepted into the spring 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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February 02, 2016

Applications open for Metabridge 2016

Applications are now open for Metabridge 2016. Taking place in Kelowna, B.C., from June 9-10, Metabridge connects 15 top Canadian tech startups with mentors and investors from Silicon Valley at an exclusive lakeside retreat.

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