Harrison Amit is leading a small startup with a big idea. “The vision for the company is helping over 10 million drivers,” said the 28-year-old CEO of Hovr (pronounced Hover). The Toronto-based ride-hailing company launches today, and will service the city and surrounding suburbs. Amit’s goal is to make the company a national brand within … Read more
“The dream is they’d all be unicorns,” Chen added, using an industry term for an unlisted start-up valued at more than US$1 billion. Taiwan has enough talent to form several big tech firms, Chen said, despite a rising number of job vacancies on the island that has spun out bleeding-edge computer, phone, and server hardware … Read more
Some small business owners in Canada are asking for the federal government to reckon with the challenges they face as they confront a looming deadline to repay a portion of emergency government loans issued during the pandemic. Businesses face a Jan. 18 deadline to pay back up to $60,000 in loans received through the Canada Emergency Business … Read more
