Hacking Health launches in London

Last week, the newly launched Hacking Health London initiative hosted its very first Café event. More than 70 health care professionals, developers, entrepreneurs, patients and other stakeholders gathered at the networking event to discuss their ideas for improving health care in London. The event featured Guest “Inspirer” Dr. Chris Mackie the Chief Medical Officer of…

Bringing your parents to Work

For Grant Thomas, describing his job at Voices.com to his family was never an easy task. Grant is a Senior Project Manager at the growing London company and he relies on cutting-edge software to search, audition and connect voice talent to clients. His mom Linda always believed he spent his days listening to audition tapes.…

TechAlliance staff member receives Pillar Community Innovation Award

The Pillar Community Innovation Awards brought together over 750 members of the community on Tuesday night to celebrate the local leaders who are driving innovation and change in London. Four awards are given every year in the categories of Community Innovation, Community Leadership, Community Impact and Community Collaboration. Each award recognizes the non-profits, charities, and…

London’s Calling: Attracting International Talent with AIESEC

This guest blog post was written by: Rel Ollivirrie, 4th year BMOS/MIT student at Western University With the help of AIESEC, an international student organization that offers students the opportunity to complete international internships, Western University’s IT Services welcomed their newest intern this past September­­. 25-year-old Sewanu DesMennu from the Republic of Ireland is part…

Startup Holiday Marketing

This blog post was written by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, a pinnacle of American exuberance and consumerism, is part of a weekend-long shopping spree and marks the beginning of the holiday season. Should consumer-focused app entrepreneurs compete for consumer spending during Black Friday and holiday shopping? Spending on…

Next Generation of London Entrepreneurs gets unfiltered advice at Mentor London

Hacker Studios and Tractor and Palm Inc. are bringing the Canadian Mentorship Challenge to London during Global Entrepreneurship Week. During the week, 12 experienced business experts are providing free one-on-one mentorship sessions for entrepreneurs that are starting out. Three TechAlliance staff members, Ian Haase, Howie Chan and Suzanne Morrison will be participating throughout the week…