Description: Shopify, an Ottawa based company, sold 7.7 million shares at $17 apiece to raise $131 million in its initial public offering, smashing expectations. Shopify provides software for small businesses that helps them sell their products online. Today, more than 160,000 stores across 150 countries use Shopify. Source: CBC Date: May 26, 2015 Video… Read more »
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Alibaba’s Tremendous Start on the New York Stock Exchange
Description: Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce company, had an amazing opening to its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, making it one of the biggest U.S.-listed initial public offering in history. At its present market value, Alibaba is larger than some of the most successful technology companies in the U.S., such as eBay, Amazon… Read more »
The Business of Being Mom
In the first of five features on women in technology businesses, Erica Ehm is featured. The former host of video-based MuchMusic founded mom-oriented website YummyMummyClub.ca and now manages a staff of 10 writers and 25 bloggers. Along the way, she learned a little about the importance of marketing and creating a brand to which her… Read more »
