Sock entrepreneur Marisa Sheff is helping the homeless, one pair at a time
Marisa Sheff wants to “sock it” to the cold, bare feet of the homeless. In August 2019, the Toronto-based entrepreneur launched Sock Footage, a company that sells boutique socks, online and in vending machines. But the shtick isn’t just that the socks have fun designs: ice cream, bourbon, poker hands, rubber ducks, etc. It’s that […]
Concordia hosts young Israeli, Palestinian entrepreneurs
Concordia University was a partner this summer in a program that brings young Israelis and Palestinians together through their common interest in entrepreneurship.
Blanket entrepreneurs give back to the community
Susan Minuk interviews the founders of the Hush blanket, which was designed by sleep experts in Canada and is scientifically proven to regulate hormones for elevated mood and optimal sleep.
Zev Fisher: Young, Hasidic and Entrepreneur
Libby Scher profiles Zev Fisher, the young founder of Montreal electric company, Electriccom.
Jewish Shark Tank-like show comes to Canada for the first time
BizTank, which came to Montreal for the first time in November, was launched in New York in April 2016, to give a leg-up to budding chassidic businesspeople.
Shopify COO touts scrappiness and mentorship
In addition to his hardscrabble teen years, Harley Finkelstein credits his raw ambition, penchant for networking and strong mentors for his success
YEDI holds two-week entrepreneurship program in Ariel
Toronto’s York Entrepreneurship Development Institution, ran an intense “acceleration program” for 15 leading student businesses, on Israel’s Ariel U campus
Revolutionary Israeli vision device arrives in Canada
OrCam’s revolutionary technology allows people with visual impairments to “see” the world around them through a wearable device and simple interface
Ford buys Israeli startup to improve self-driving car technology
Ford Motor Co. recently bought the Israeli startup, SAIPS, to improve its driverless car technology and plans to put these vehicles on the road in a ride-sharing service by 2021, the company announced this week
Sitting down with Mark Skapinker: entrepreneur
The House’s JEDx Breakaway: The Edge of Entrepreneurialism. attracted over one hundred innovative Jewish young professionals and featured tech business entrepreneur Mark Skapinker
