Cool Companies 2007
Vol 2 Issue 1
Issue theme: Mission-Driven Companies
Profit-driven is a must; MISSION-DRIVEN
There are 9 characteristics that make a mission-driven, socially responsible company with a triple bottom line (people, profits, planet) different from a purely profit-driven company. Content by Jill Bamberg. [Full article]
Walking the talk on corporate social responsibility
Five Canadian entrepreneurs share their stories on how their mission-driven and socially responsible approach to business has influenced the direction of their companies’ business decisions. [Article Excerpt: Desire2Learn Founder and Quantiam Technologies Founder]
The Entrepreneur Interview
Evan Chrapko is a serial entrepreneur and famous for founding DocSpace Inc. which he sold for $811 million in the dot com era. In this in-depth interview of a successful and experienced Canadian entrepreneur, Evan shares his philosophies, strategies and experiences. [Article Excerpt: Evan’s approach to turnaround]
Communication with the front line - employees and customers
Good communication is critical in every company and most companies use the standard communication tools. However, we found 5 entrepreneurs that have found more innovative and effective communication techniques.[Excerpt from WestJet founder and Upside Software founder]
Is a market crash coming?
Several Canadian entrepreneurs give their opinion on the state of the economy.
The Cool Companies Award Winners of this issue
GAIA Ultimate Sports of Vancouver, BC
MicroPilot Inc. of Stony Mountain, MB
Sustainable Energy Techologies Inc. of Calgary, AB
Quantiam Technologies Inc. of Edmonton, AB
Startups
Sweet Momma of Edmonton, AB
Vyant Marketing of Edmonton, AB
Grace & Cello Clothing of Montreal, QC
Esteem Magazine of Toronto, ON
Bulldog Fitness of Dartmouth, NS
Past Award Winners Updates
Cargo & James Tea of Edmonton, AB
CVT Technologies (TSE:CVT) of Edmonton, AB
Incite Solutions of Edmonton, AB
The Litebook Company of Medicine Hat, AB
The Little Potato Company of Edmonton, AB
Upside Software Inc of Edmonton, AB
