Monthly Archives: March 2016
Resources for Newcomer Entrepreneurs in the GTA
Many organizations in the GTA provide free services for newcomer entrepreneurs to help them a start business. Here are some key resources.
Ten tips to diversify the supply chain
This article originally appeared at DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Project. The supply chain includes every organization that is involved in bringing a good or service to the consumer. In this chain, companies purchase raw materials, products and professional services from other, often smaller organizations. Supplier diversity means that small and medium-sized organizations, owned or operated […]
Stop making these excuses for the lack of diversity at your company
By Jonathan Nightingale in the Globe and Mail The results are in. They’ve been in for so long, so consistently, that they’ve become old news: diverse teams outperform. Across industries and organization sizes, teams with more gender and racial diversity return stronger results to investors, retain top performers longer, and make better decisions. It’s not even […]
Innovation Driver: Making the Business Case for Diversity
By Leah Wong, Novae Res Urbis Companies have a bottom-line incentive to promote policies that encourage diversity—increasingly seen as a tool to spur innovation, say advocates. “Demographic diversity brings along with it diversity of ideas, which is critical for driving innovation,” Ryerson University research and innovation vice-president Wendy Cukier told the Cities of Migration conference Wednesday. Cukier said she’s […]
Talent Competition: Cities in Global Tug-of-War
By Leah Wong, Novae Res Urbis Toronto is considered to be one of the best places in the world to live, recognized for its safety, top post-secondary institutions and business-friendly climate. The city is no longer competing only with its Canadian counterparts but with major cities around the globe to attract new businesses and skilled people. “It’s […]