Waterloo EDC Blog

We could all use some good news. Lucky for us, ApplyBoard has some.

ApplyBoard, the online platform that transforms how students access international education opportunities, has announced $100 million in Series C funding on a $2 billion valuation.

Every year, Deloitte releases a top ten list of predictions for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications industry in Canada.

Unfortunately, this year is singularly unpredictable.

Based on a best guess of a quickly evolving environment, Deloitte has now released an update to their report, revising many of the predictions. Their assumptions for these new predictions include GDP being down...

This year is becoming history in real-time.

In Waterloo Region, March is when everyday life shifted from business-as-usual to a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. There was no lack of headlines, even when you remove the health element of COVID-19. We cancelled events and closed offices, just like everywhere else.

That isn’t what this wrap-up will focus on. Instead, this wrap-up will look at what...

Waterloo Region’s civic leaders, along with Waterloo EDC and other local partners, have created the Business and Economic Support Team of Waterloo Region (BESTWR) to help businesses of all types and sizes address COVID-19-related challenges.