Global Fortune 500 companies are still reluctant to open shop in the Middle East and Africa based on data which shows that only 196 of some of the world’s biggest companies in the world have offices in the region. Specifically,…
If you haven’t suffered a cybersecurity breach you’ve either been incredibly well prepared, or very, very lucky. Are you incredibly well prepared? Whether it’s design plans, medical records or good, old-fashioned payment card details — someone, somewhere will see it…
Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and venture capitalists at Allotrope Partners have set up a facility to finance energy access projects in Indonesia, India and East Africa. The Microgrid Investment Accelerator, or MIA, will seek to mobilize $50 million from 2018…
IMPACT Growth Smart AgriFood is the new project from IMPACT Accelerator, one of the top ten accelerator programs in the world. In partnership with Danone, they are looking to select growth-stage startups working to solve problems related to farming, agri-logistics…
My family has been involved in agribusiness since the late 1800s when my great-grandfather started the family farm in the Beiseker area just outside of Calgary. Over the years, the operation evolved from growing crops to selling farm equipment to…
