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23rd September 2013

Twitter Town Hall: Cutting Red Tape For Small Businesses

Province of BCAs a lead up to Small Business Month in October, the B.C. government and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are asking for input from the small business community to identify their top priorities for cutting red tape in the province. This Friday, September 27, join Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, who will co-host a noon-hour Twitter Town Hall with Laura Jones, CFIB EVP. The town hall is one way the Province is reaching out to small businesses to help identify challenges, cut red tape and improve access to government services. The town hall builds on the 10-year history of government working with CFIB in its efforts to grow the small-business sector in British Columbia. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

Whistler Film Festival Introduces Blockbuster Case Study Finding Mr. Right

whistler film festivalNot only will Chinese box office blockbuster Finding Mr. Right screen at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival, it will also be the subject of a case study as part of WFF’s China Canada Gateway for Film® Script Competition, an innovative co-producing initiative that gives Canadian filmmakers access to the world’s second largest domestic film market. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

High Street Partners Opens Toronto Office

high street partnersHigh Street Partners announced today it is opening a new international office in Toronto, Canada, further indication of the company’s growing prominence in the global SaaS industry. Currently, High Street Partners operates in Hong Kong, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo, and in multiple locations in the United States. The Toronto office will help Canadian companies wishing to expand and operate in the US, and in countries outside of North America. HSP also announced today it has tapped sales industry veteran Tom Gardner to lead the HSP Canada team, responsible for driving sales in one of the world’s most business-friendly economies. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

Hinterland Adds Elias Toufexis To The Long Dark Cast

hinterlandJust a week into their Kickstarter campaign for The Long Dark, and Hinterland Games has already amassed the support of 2,500 backers who have generously pledged more than $70,000 towards development of the simulation survivalist project. The developers are very pleased to announced that one of our personal favourite Canadian actors will be joining Mark Meer (who is also a personal favourite) on the cast of The Long Dark. This morning we were very pleased to discover that Elias Toufexis will be lending his talent to one of the characters, even though Hinterland is not yet revealing which character. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

Muse Entertainment Inks First Look Deal With Vérité Films

Vérité FilmsMuse Entertainment Enterprises has signed a first look deal with the award-winning indie producer Vérité Films. This deal allows both companies to benefit from each other’s strengths with Muse acting as co-producer and international distributor on Vérité’s future television projects. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

Modding Capabilities Revealed For Attack Of The Gelatinous Blob

paper machete gamesVancouver Island indie game developer Paper Machete Games, creators of the real time strategy (RTS) game Attack of the Gelatinous Blob, has revealed what modding capabilities will be available for the real time strategy game. The studio is currently running a KickStarter campaign to assist with development, and will be announcing more features as they become available. Read the rest of this entry »

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23rd September 2013

OpenText Turns Up the Heat on Customer Experience Management at London Event

OpenTextEnterprise Information Management (EIM) developer OpenText™ has announced that it will be unveiling the latest innovations in OpenText’s Customer Experience Management (CEM) suite at Ignite the Experience, a fun, informal and educational event being held in London at Vinopolis on September 26, 2013. Attendees will experience the power of Customer Experience Management and how, as a key component of OpenText’s Enterprise Information Management (EIM) strategy, it helps to link departments across enterprise organizations to harmonize brands and communications across all customer channels – from web and social through to customer call centres and finance. Read the rest of this entry »

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