Success Stories
Mechanic cleans up auto-racing circuit
Eric Latino built a brand new car that pushes ‘the green thing’ and wins
Report on Small Business magazine
Fast and furious trikes can't help but turn heads
Campagna Motors' superfast three-wheelers blur the boundary between cars and motorcycles
Case Study
Putting the brakes on parking frustrations
Park Assist had a sale before it even had a product with its idea for reducing the annoyances associated with parking lots
New Product Development
Why it doesn't always pay to be first
Mobiroo has created something truly unique: mobile app gift cards. But as the company's founder learns, being first to market doesn’t necessarily translate to success
First-mover
First-mover advantage truths
Simon Parker, director of the Entrepreneurship Cross-Enterprise Centre at the Ivey School of Business, offers these basic first-mover rules
Video
Speed mentoring event provides concise advice
Ontario's Ministry of Research and Innovation brought experts and entrepreneurs together on May 19 to help build successful businesses
Online Retail
Flash-fashion sites attract investors
Opportunity knocks for entrants looking to build destinations for contemporary, mid- to high-level designer clothing
CASE STUDY
Innovative model pays off for cancer-fighting firm
Soricimed’s heavy reliance on contract work helped keep costs down and added valuable outside perspective
