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Look 2 Private Equity Funding rather than the Banks Part 2

Andrew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:35:35 +0000

Second part of an interview with Jacoline Loewen explaining how to access private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers). As traditional finance options (Banks) tighten up, private equity is an increasingly important source of capital – debt and equity for SME’s. While it is Canadian orientated, it should act as a guide for accessing additional funding wherever you [...]

Looking 2 Private Equity Funding rather than the Banks Part 1

Andrew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:29:48 +0000

First part of an interview with Jacoline Loewen explaining how to access private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers). If you are interested in accessing capital from the private equity market (angels, venture capitalists and institutional fund managers), this interview will be of interest to you. As traditional finance options (Banks) tighten up, private equity is an increasingly [...]

1 2 Watch; YouTube – From service dog to SURFice dog – Inspirational video

Andrew — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:51:25 +0000

via youtube.com This video is copyrighted by:http://www.surfdogricochet.com. Kleenex alert! Each person who watches finds an individual message that touches them on many levels, & brings them to tears. It’s about acceptance, adjusting expectations, & focusing on the “can do’s” in life which allows for a celebration of amazing outcomes. This is Surf dog Ricochet’s journey [...]

Steve Ballmer Speaks About the Cloud:Exciting New Possibilities

Andrew — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:38 +0000

Steve Ballmer spoke at the University of Washington on the topic, “The Cloud: Exciting New Possibilities.” We’ve embedded a video of the speech below. Interesting to see how Microsoft see the future of the Cloud and how Professionally and Socially we will interact with it. 5 Key Points: The cloud creates opportunities and responsibilities. The cloud learns and helps [...]

imagine1day’s Official Dancing in the Streets flashmob | #Van2010 Canada

Andrew — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:29:08 +0000

via vimeo.com Who said Canadians cannot have fun! For more information visit http://www.imagine1day.org/ Posted via web from wrightas posterous

Reducing the carbon footprint: Government guidance and business requirements

Andrew — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:17 +0000

Two white papers for your weekend reading. Extract from email from Computing Business Green www.computing.co.uk The role of virtualisation in “green computing” “Green computing” seems to be the up and coming thing for suppliers offering virtualisation software as well as management software for virtualised environments. This article looks at what green computing really means to virtualisation. [...]

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Service

Andrew — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:47:52 +0000

Off-Site Back-up and Business Continuity Solutions Statistics show that on average, over 40% of businesses that do not have Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Backup Technology in place go out of business after a major loss like a fire, a break-in, a storm, or sabotage. As a successful small business ourselves, we understand the necessity of protecting [...]

SaaS Makes Sense in a Slow Economy

Andrew — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:48:13 +0000

When the economy takes a downward turn, company IT budgets are usually one of the first casualties. This is the case with the current recession, as evidenced by an October 2008 CIO Magazine survey in which 40 percent of 234 IT chiefs surveyed said they are cutting spending, essentially freezing new IT initiatives, if not [...]

First Snow 2010

Andrew — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:33:20 +0000

First Snow 2010 Posted via web from wrightas posterous

YouTube – Dog Having Fun in the (proper) Snow!

Andrew — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:35:04 +0000

via youtube.com Still a favorite Posted via web from wrightas posterous