This post was written by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance Facebook has been criticized by the media for failing to meet investor expectations of revenue growth. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that Facebook is the largest social network in the world, with a user base of over 1 billion members. I can…
This post was written by Ian Haase, VP Advisory Services for TechAlliance. It was a busy summer for the TechAlliance team, as 31 new entrepreneurs entered our doors between June and August (including 10 from outside of London), and an additional 13 so far in September. This brings the total number of entrepreneurs actively working with TechAlliance…
TechAlliance thanks all of the students, teachers and community leaders who joined us September 20 for the annual BIOlympics. [fbphotos id=10151253337481474]
This blog post was written by Alec Miller, Manager, Measured Innovation at TechAlliance Although certainly not new, the trend towards innovation seems to have accelerated in the last few years. In the wake of the 2008 economic downturn, many governments and organizations have invested heavily in innovation as a way to spur economic activity. But…
This blog is written by Deniz Temelli, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. Over the past few months, TechAlliance, along with other organizations across the country, has been busy planning events to celebrate National Biotechnology Week. Now it’s time to put those plans into action as today is the kickoff of this exciting week! With the official…
TechAlliance’s Sales & Marketing Peer-2-Peer group invites TechAlliance members working in a sales and marketing capacity to join the group for 2012-13. The Sales & Marketing P2P Group was founded six years ago to address current sales and marketing issues and concerns within the regional tech industry. TechAlliance developed the P2P group as an open forum in…
This post was contributed by Howie Chan, Business Analyst at TechAlliance. If you’ve read the business section of any newspaper lately, you’ve probably realized that RIM and Nokia are currently struggling to retain market share in the globally competitive mobile device industry. Lacking strategic options, efficiency and creativity, some analysts have even argued that innovation…
This guest blog post was contributed by TechAlliance member Mitacs. TechAlliance members in need of the latest research expertise need look no further than Mitacs-Accelerate. This national program connects companies with graduate students and university faculty members through short or long-term research projects aimed at addressing a company’s need. During a Mitacs-Accelerate internship, highly-skilled graduate students…
Thanks to everyone who came out to the TechAlliance and Stiller Centre Annual Summer BBQ. It was great to see so many familiar faces, and meet new additions to our tech community. [fbphotos id=10151136448451474]