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Some Wise Words for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Saturday, May 19th

By Cal McElroy, Guest Author A friend and advisor of our company, Sean Wise just published a new book… “Wise Words – Lessons in Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital.” You can download or buy the printed book [here] I have known Sean for many years and used his counsel on many occasions. He has been successful

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So That’s Canadian – Eh?

Posted on Sunday, Mar 25th

By Calvin McElroy, Guest Author We Canadians undersell our capabilities, and suffer from a lack of awareness and brand identity in the US, and international markets. Is Canada simply an incubator for the world’s peacekeepers, hockey players and comedians – or a vast, rugged, sparsely-populated land with lots of beavers and maple trees? Much more

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It’s A “Dry” Cold… (Part 2)

Posted on Saturday, Mar 17th

By Calvin McElroy, Guest Author [Second part of Cal’s review of the Canadian Venture Finance scene]

It’s A “Dry” Cold… (Part 1)

Posted on Friday, Mar 16th

by Calvin McElroy, Guest Author [Cal writes a funny and informative piece on the Canadian Venture Capital industry. The good news: Entrepreneurship in Canada is alive and well.]

We Would Be Scary With Some Capital!

Posted on Monday, Feb 26th

By Calvin McElroy, Guest Author Entrepreneurship in Canada is hard. I have spent over a decade leveraging skills, knowledge and relationships developed from a successful corporate career – while trying to master the art of starting and developing early stage companies. Although the job is challenging and gratifying, it seems a day doesn’t go by

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World in Figures II

Posted on Wednesday, Jan 24th

As I pondered the question of rebalancing the population of Canada, I looked up their unemployment rate: 7.8% in 2004. GDP? $978 Billion. So let’s look at the GDP statistics ($ Billion): 1. United States 11,711.8 2. Japan 4,622.8 3. Germany 2,740.6 4. UK 2,124.4 5. France 2,046.6 6. China 1,931.7 7. Italy 1,677.8 8.

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World in Figures

Posted on Sunday, Jan 21st

The Economist sent out its 2007 Pocket edition of the World in Figures book. It is always interesting to look at the world issues with statistical data. Here’s an interesting set – The largest countries (‘000 Sq Km) in the world are: 1. Russia 17,075 2. Canada 9,971 3. China 9,561 4. United States 9,373

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