Wednesday, May. 22, 2013 3:18PM EDT
Canadian university team wins global business prize
SEAN STANLEIGH
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Rotman scores in Dublin
Three students from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management took home the best business prize at the first MBA World Trophy event held in Dublin last weekend.
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Tuesday, May. 21, 2013 12:30PM EDT
Buffett gives (really) young entrepreneurs shares in company
Katherine Scarrow
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Kids pitch business ideas to Warren Buffett
It’s already been a busy week for the famed billionaire, and it’s only Tuesday. Warren Buffett is in Nebraska today, serving up the new S’mores Blizzard flavour at a Dairy Queen and yesterday, he spent the day listening to business pitches from children between 7 and 16 years old, according to the Associated Press.
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Wednesday, May. 15, 2013 1:47PM EDT
Can this service take the pain out of moving?
SEAN STANLEIGH
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He’s at it again
The 1-800-GOT-JUNK franchise has long been a hugely successful trash-hauling enterprise. About a year ago, its founder, Brian Scudamore, launched a new franchising venture known as 1-888-WOW-1DAY, where a surge of painters converge on a home to paint the whole place in a day.
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Monday, May. 13, 2013 2:34PM EDT
Flying cars get a few steps closer to reality
SEAN STANLEIGH
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Fly away home
An out-of-control flying car crashed while trying to land last week in Vernon, B.C. The ‘Maverick’ uses a parasail for take-off and flight and needs a 100-metre runway. It appears to be impractical from a consumer standpoint, but another product may be hovering closer to the mainstream, Boston Globe writes.
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Thursday, May. 09, 2013 2:07PM EDT
Need a small business loan? Google hopes so
Katherine Scarrow
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Google backs two alternative lending companies
While Google won’t be handing out loans to small business owners anytime soon, two recent investments suggest that the alternative lending industry is rife with opportunity.
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Wednesday, May. 08, 2013 2:57PM EDT
Lions Gate investor profits to tune of $1-billion
SEAN STANLEIGH
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A Hunger for Twilight
New York-based MHR Fund Management made one smart investment when it picked up a 35-per-cent stake in Vancouver’s Lions Gate Entertainment, the studio that has he Hunger Games and Twilight series in its stable. As this Forbes story points out MHR’s Mark Rachesky, who is also co-chairman of Lions Gate, has profited to the tune of $1-billion (U.S.). A pretty good haul in today’s volatile markets.
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Friday, May. 03, 2013 12:31PM EDT
Startup Canada launches coast-to-coast community initiative
Katherine Scarrow
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Startup Canada launches communities iniative
Startup Canada, an entrepreneur-led non-profit organization this week unveiled its first flagship venture: Startup Canada Communities.
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Wednesday, May. 01, 2013 12:48PM EDT
Innovation blooms when ‘authority gets out of the way’
SEAN STANLEIGH
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Remove the shackles on innovation
“The barrier now isn’t lack of money,” Joi Ito, director of MIT’s Media Lab, says about innovation. “It’s lack of permission. Untapped capital gets unlocked when authority gets out of the way and lets people do what they would do if given potential and the context in which to do it.”
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Monday, Apr. 29, 2013 1:25PM EDT
Fast food chains continue to extend hours, but is the payoff worth it?
Katherine Scarrow
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Fast food chains + longer hours = more sales, right?
The logic is clear: the longer a fast food chain stays open, the more people come through the door or drive-in. The reality, however, is much murkier. Though fast food chains like McDonald’s Corp. and Burger King Corp. continue to extend operating hours, night hawks and early birds simply aren’t flocking (let alone spending) as predicted, leaving franchisees in a tough position, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Friday, Apr. 26, 2013 1:17PM EDT
'Punky Brewster' goes into business with Moonfrye
SEAN STANLEIGH
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Actress-turned-entrepreneur
Soleil Moon Frye, best known for her leading role on the 1980s TV series Punky Brewster, has teamed up with an entrepreneur named Kara Nortman to launch a parenting-focused business called Moonfrye, PandoDaily reports. The venture has already received $2.5-million (U.S.) in seed funding.
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