The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 but gained global momentum in 2020 after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Front and centre of the movement is the aim of... read more
The article outlines some of the initiatives governments have taken to support small business during these challenging times. The global pandemic has hit small business particularly hard as many were unprepared to transform from bricks... read more
Canada’s largest network of Black tech professionals is partnering with some of the country’s biggest companies to better advance the careers of Black employees and combat systemic racism. The Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN)... read more
More than 200 CEOs have signed a pledge to commit to ending anti-Black systemic racism within their companies as part of the BlackNorth Initiative that is quickly winning wide support throughout Corporate Canada. The initiative,... read more
A veteran executive recruiter has launched a new company focused on finding candidates who are Black, Indigenous and people of colour for executive positions across corporate Canada. Jason Murray, founder and president of the BIPOC... read more
The federal and Ontario governments will spend nearly $58-million to help small businesses move online as they grapple with diminished revenues during the pandemic and prepare to reopen. The funding will primarily help to expand... read more
Call it Cirque Lite. Quebecor Inc. executives are reaching out to institutional investors this week to make the business case for taking over the Cirque du Soleil, a deal with a public profile that far... read more
The article points out how the radical disruptor COVID-19 has rendered a world-class entertainment business to nothing and begins to broach possibilities for a new world order.... read more
Cheyenne Sundance walks slowly along a row of newly planted collard greens and sprinkles them with water. Lovingly, she tends to the bok choy, cilantro, kale and mustard greens, the romaine and rosemary, sorrel, Swiss... read more
Shopify Inc. passed Royal Bank of Canada as the country’s most valuable company on Wednesday after the Ottawa retail software provider posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, joining other e-commerce giants that have had a similar lift... read more
Yung Wu is CEO of MaRS Discovery District Entrepreneurs everywhere are scrambling for lifelines during this crisis. In recent days, we’ve heard appeals from aviation, energy, agriculture, small business – anyone with payroll to meet... read more
The mantra of the 2008-09 financial crisis was “too big to fail.” Governments in the United States, Canada and other Group of 7 countries spent trillions to backstop and bail out banks, automakers and other... read more
