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May 2015 - In This Issue:
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The WEteam strikes a pose at Hacking Health Windsor-Detroit
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Cypher Systems Group is looking for a Software Developer and Front End Web Developer
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Next Dimension Inc. is Hiring a Linux Systems Engineer, Senior Cisco Network Engineer, and more.
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AlphaKOR is Hiring a Software Developer and more.
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Want To Work At iDream Interactive?
Send your resume to:
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Red Piston is Hiring a Account/Project Manager, 3D Modeler, Javascript/
PHP/Web/Game Developer and iPhone/Android Developer
For a complete list of available positions,
plea
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click here.
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Quicken Loans is Hiring
For a complete list of available positions including .NET Developer
, Telecom Engineer, plea
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click here.
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Where to Network this May
If you're looking to network this April/May, take advantage of these local networking events to build your networks and meet new faces.
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Telus Launches the $100,000 Small Business Challenge
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Accessibility Innovation Showcase - 2015 Parapan American Game
The Accessibility Innovation Showcase is a first-of-its kind event hosted by the Ontario government to raise the profile of accessibility, demonstrate advances in technology and market-ready innovations, and stimulate investment and growth of the industry.
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EPICentre Cross Border Entrepreneur Grants 2015
Attention Student Entrepreneurs! Areyou a current University of Windsor student, or recent graduate (up to 5 years)? Do you currently run a start-up business in the Windsor-Essex community? Are you looking to expand into the United States? Do you want $5000 to help you get there? If yes, read more.
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OGI Request for Applications SPARK 2015 Program Disruptive Innovations
OGI is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the SPARK 2015 program which will provide investigators with catalytic funding to enable them to initiate novel, high-impact, highly innovative and early-stage projects in the genomics sciences with a focus on disruptive innovations.
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Futurpreneur Canada and Spin Master Ltd are looking for young innovators to apply for the 2015 Spin Master Innovation Fund. What is an innovative business? The Spin Master Innovation Fund is open to young entrepreneurs who are eager to disrupt their industry and change the game! Read more.
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Check out the latest edition of Biz X Magazine
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Deloitte's annual TMT Predictions show which technology, media and telecommunications trends will be making an impact within the next 12 months. Read more.
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Created by a Google Engineer, these Turn Signal Gloves are one of the best ways to increase your visibility and communicate your turning intentions to other vehicles on the road. Read more.
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John-Marc Vachon Joins WEtech Team
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John-Marc joins the WEtech team as Programs & Marketing Manager after over 17 years in the restaurant industry. He brings with him over 15 years of Management experience as well as extensive knowledge of Social Media Marketing & Graphic Design. His work as Director of Marketing for Wendy's Windsor-Essex has won both local & National Awards, including recognition of his locally created Community Connection Program which has donated over $50,000 to Windsor-Essex non-profit organizations since it's inception and has now been adopted in several other regions across the country.
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 Windsor180, presented by YKNOT Windsor-Essex and WEtech Alliance thanks to the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, is using talent, tech, and community to flip this region on its head. On June 19, 2015, at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, keynote speakers Dave Wilkin, Founder of Ten Thousand Coffees, and Keanin Loomis, President of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, are joining ten partner organizations and dozens of community influencers for the Windsor180 Summit, a conference designed to bring young talent closer to our region with local knowledge, modern skills, and the right networks. Read more.
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Kaitlyn Sheehan-a Registered Nurse-had an idea for a mobile app that could improve health care on both sides of the Detroit-Windsor border. Her cross-border idea likely emerged from her dual employment as an RN at the Windsor Regional Hospital Cardiac Catherization Lab and the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Harper University Hospital in the Detroit Medical Center. She called her app Stent Tracker - a web-based app synched to a patient's smartphone that allows them to store their cardiac stent information, manage and schedule their medication list, and provides an educational tool on heart health after a patient undergoes coronary angioplasty. Read more.
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It gives WEtech great pleasure to announce our latest DeskUP Participant Mastro Marketing! Please join us in welcoming young entrepreneur, Nick Mastromattei, to the Program! Mastro Marketing will be hosting a number of workshops aimed at empowering Windsorites and giving them the skills they need to start their own business, enhance an existing one or providing a technical skill to help them stand out to employers. Their inaugural workshop, Wordpress Workshop, is set for May 30th at the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator. We are pleased to announce that WEtech Members/Clients will receive a 20% discount. To register, please visit http://www.mastromarketing.com/events/. When registering, please use discount code: wetech20. Read more.
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Splice Digital is a web and mobile development company servicing marketing, advertising and development agencies across North America.
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|  Mike Murad trained hard for years, excelled at the game he loved, met the people he needed to and was offered a scholarship. His checklist was slowly completing itself and a professional career playing soccer was in sight. The unfortunate happened and he found himself reshaping his dream but Murad didn't allow his injury to sideline his future. Read more.
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Local IT service provider
Next Dimension and Dr. Ketan Patel have collaborated together to develop a Clinical Decision Support Tool that will assist pain clinics with providing better care to their patients while creating new revenue opportunities for their practice.
Dr. Ketan Patel was the physician behind the largest pain practice in Canada, Next Dimension supported his practice's IT Requirements. Together they were looking for a software solution to better serve his patients and as a result the two partnered together to create Next Healthcare Technologies.
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AlphaKOR Group Open House Set for June 18
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 Join AlphaKOR Group in celebrating over 20 years in business at their new location at 7800 Twin Oaks Dr. Meet the AlphaKORians while enjoying some appetizers along with your tour. Check out the Unplugged Lounge and the Roundtable. For more information, please visit Eventbrite.
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Generator Cares Giveaway Winner Announced!
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After over a month of nominations, 324 votes were cast for a record 22 different Windsor-Essex area non-profit organizations in the annual Generator Cares Giveaway. The lucky winner, House of Shalom, will receive $9,000 worth of marketing services from Generator Design!
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Tribute to Entrepreneurs Set for May 12
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 The Accelerator's Tribute to Entrepreneurs Reception is an annual fundraising event hosted by the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator, which began at the Windsor Yacht Club in April 2014. All funds raised go to assist the Accelerator with offering a facility and programs for new and emerging businesses. This year's event has been rescheduled to May 12th at Walkerville Brewery. Read more.
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 (Source: The Windsor Star) For the residents of the Nicaraguan beach town of Benicia, University of Windsor engineering student Kyle Bassett's experiments with small wind turbines went from an amusing oddity to life changing when they provided the community with access to electricity for the first time. Word soon spread through the local countryside of the miracle of power on the beach. Read more.
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Detroit Lands FIRST Robotics World Championships
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Detroit has won the bid to host the FIRST Robotics Championship starting in 2018 until 2020.The prestigious event has been held in St. Louis, Missouri for the last four years and each year has attracted 30,000 participants and spectators from over 40 countries. Each year the Championship injects over $30 million into the St. Louis economy. Read more.
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The Social Media Superheroes Have Arrived!
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Our new Social Media Superheroes P2P Group is officially off and running! The Group held their inaugural meeting recently and have already completed their first assignment. This passionate group of Social Media Super Users was tasked with compiling a list of their own personal local favourite's on Social Media - 1 Individual & 1 Company/Organization - and the results were, as expected, pretty awesome. Read more.
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WETECH & COMMUNITY UPCOMING EVENTS
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May 12, 19 & 26 - FREE 1-on-1 Entrepreneurial Coaching (Every Tuesday)
Have an itch to ditch bad business habits? Need help to jump-start your business? Need expert advice to steer clear of dead ends? WEtech Alliance offers FREE 30-minute sessions every Tuesday with entrepreneurial experts to rekindle passion for your business.
Appointment required
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May 19 - June 20 - Summer Intensive Entrepreneurship Program
Get tools, mentoring and peer feedback to help as you roll up your sleeves and develop strategic components for your business. This intensive program combines our six workshop series and runs twice a week from May 19 - July 20, 2015. It is a great opportunity for highly motivated entrepreneurs to take their startup to the next level. For more information, click here.
May 27 - Social Media Superheroes Peer-to-Peer
Group members meet quarterly to talk about the opportunities and challenges in the area of social media as it pertains to their company/organization. For more information, click here.
May 28 - Get to Know WEtech Orientation
New and prospective members are encouraged to attend "Get to Know WEtech" Orientation sessions aimed at introducing WEtech, the goals, programs /services offered to individuals who don't know how to capitalize on their innovative idea. Join Michelle Teno-Wachter as she provides the introduction to you. Appointment is required. Email Michelle at;
[email protected].
May 30 - WordPress Workshop by Mastro Marketing
(WEtech Clients/Members Save 20%)
Mastro Marketing will be hosting a number of workshops aimed at empowering Windsorites and giving them the skills they need to start their own business, enhance an existing one or providing a technical skill to help them stand out to employers. Their inaugural workshop, WordPress Workshop, is set for May 30th at the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator. For more information, click here.
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Community Upcoming Events
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| May 11 - SBC presents Basics of Starting a Small Business Do you have an idea and you want to start your own small business, but you aren't sure where to start? If yes, this workshop is for you. For more information, click here. May 14 - SBC presents Social Media Workshop Featuring: Dawn Klym Cowan, R.G.D., Owner, Hip Mama Communications Company and authorized local expert with Constant Contact. This presentation is a guide for small businesses and nonprofits who have been using social media marketing, but need some tips to take them to an intermediate level and/or add new channels to their marketing efforts. This seminar will give you a closer look at the popular social media networks - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+. We'll show you the benefits of using each, how other organizations are marketing with them, and some do's and don'ts for each channel. You'll also get tips on how to tell if your social media activity is working. For more information, click here. May - June - Computer Literacy: Getting Started with Computers
This course is designed for women with very basic computer knowledge. Participants will gain
practical computer knowledge in Microsoft Office, the internet, computer security, etc. For a complete list of workshops, click here. May 20 - Return of the Software Guild Revamped and renewed for Spring, the Craftsman Software Guild is back and ready to go. Join the group for computer programmers on Wednesday, May 20th from 7-9PM. The Guild is meeting at a new location, upstairs at Cafe March 21 Bean n Leaf at 480 Pelissier Street, downtown Windsor. For more information, click here. May 21 - SBC presents Sales Workshop Starting a start up involves becoming an expert in many fields- your business depends on it! This interactive sales workshop will cover topics such as the basics of relationship building, the optimal sales cycle and generating sales through personal and professional connections. We will discuss the barriers and challenges that you encounter as a small business owner, and how you can overcome them. For more information, click here. May 27 - Emerging Technologies for Machine, Tool, Die Mould Making Workshop For more information, click here. |
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