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Looking Back: The Startup Garage Experience

Posted in: blog, Entrepreneurship, News and Updates|Tags: Entrepreneurs, Ottawa, Startup, Startup Garage, Student Entrepreneurs|By: Mohammad Al Azzouni|May 17, 2012No Comments

It has been a year since we began the Startup Garage program hosted by the Technology Transfer Business Enterprise (TTBE) and our company has made giant strides since then. When we first started Gnowit in October of 2010, we had nothing more than an idea. What we also had – and still do – is …

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Going Deeper Into Social Media Monitoring
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Lessons Learned From Dr. Desh Deshpande
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Entrepreneurship & Education Discussion at Jobs Roundtable
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Gnowit is a Startup to Watch – Ottawa Business Journal
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Winning Silver at the Exploriem Bootstrap Awards
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Blackberry 10 Jam Score Card
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Upgrades For 2013
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Brand Management During Times of Crisis
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