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Will CASL cure the SPAM problem?
By Richard Bolton of Centricity360 It’s a world filled with email SPAM, phishing schemes and malicious software attacks. We see it in our inbox every day and watch it on the nightly news as more and more Canadians and being taken advantage of. To combat these unwanted...
From Technology to Taxes – Manage for Advantage
The ever-changing technology field has resulted in tremendous opportunity, growth and profitability for business owners quick to identify and meet marketplace demands. Fundamental to financial success is maximizing profit and minimizing operating expenses. Yet equally...
Summary of Changes to the SR&ED program
This blog summarizes the technical and financial changes made to the SR&ED program as of Jan 2014. Technical: For project descriptions, CRA wants project descriptions to include the following five elements: What were we trying to achieve and what technological...
Get To Know Your Members
Every month at our meetups, we have two Get To Know Your Members (#G2KYM) spots. These 3-5 minute intros allow our members to share their story with us. An ideal #G2KYM intro includes: Your name, your role, and your company name (company not necessary if you are an...
OpenData Oakville Meetup – Feb 5, 2014
For the past year RedBit has been in Collaboration with the Town of Oakville providing perspective on what RedBit has delivered in terms of projects that leverage OpenData and also how OpenData has benefited RedBit from a business side perspective. Our President,...
Got Two Friends?
We're on a roll to reach our goal of 2500 members by the end of 2013. Think you might know some people who would benefit from the great community we've all built together here at Silicon Halton? A colleague, a neighbour, a family member? We'd love to...
What Are Your Priorities for Silicon Halton in 2014? Here’s Mine.
UPDATE [Nov 27/13]: At the present time these priorities are on the back burner due to important priorities and focus areas for Mi6 Agency clients. I continue to be a supporter of Silicon Halton and am passionate about where the community can go and grow. My ongoing...
Co-working Space Comes to Burlington
Imagine an environment where professionals from the technology sector can work beside each other, learn from each other, share ideas and best practices with each other, attend technical presentations together or simply share a coffee together in the lunch room. You...
2500
Six months ago I declared a new a BHAG for 2013, that being a goal of attaining 2,500 members by the end of 2013. Why? 1% of a population or logical community is considered “critical mass.” Halton’s population is ~500,000. Critical mass in Halton is therefore 5,000...
Poll: Sales Success Workshop
Silicon Halton is launching Sales Success Workshops. The first workshop is scheduled for ay 2013. We've launched a Member Poll asking which interactive seminar would provide the most immediate impact for you. Poll: http://ow.ly/jrg9S Feel free to add comments to the...