StratPad’s business planning app makes UK list of best mobile apps
StratPad’s business planning app made Lilach Bullock’s list of 101 best mobile apps for 2013. Bullock is a social media expert, author and the founder of Socialable.co.uk, a blog that generates over half a million views per month. She was named by Forbes as one of the world’s top 20 women social media power influencers. [...]
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Youth entrepreneurship gets a boost with sales of StratPad’s business planning app
Until the end of May 2013, proceeds from the sale of StratPad on http://strategyforlife.net will go to Launch! Youth, an initiative that supports young entrepreneurs in Victoria, BC Canada. StratPad is an award-winning strategic business planning app for iPad. The “Strategy for Life” fundraiser is the brainchild of four business students at Royal Roads University in [...]
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StratPad CEO speaks on business strategy in Port Alberni
StratPad CEO Alex Glassey will speaking to entrepreneurs, business and community leaders in Port Alberni, BC about strategic thinking and planning on May 1, 2013. The presentation, sponsored by Valley Vision Optometry, will be held at Pacific Coast University from 7 to 9 pm. Tickets are $20. Visit Valley Vision’s Facebook page for more information.
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StratPad’s business planning app shortlisted for Innovation Award
StratPad is a finalist in Backbone’s Innovation Campaign for most promising Canadian tech startup. The Start Me Up Innovation campaign, presented by Backbone Magazine, recognizes early-stage Canadian tech startups and awards $100,000 in seed capital, business services and other prizes. The 10 finalists, including StratPad CEO Alex Glassey, will be pitching at the awards event [...]
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StratPad’s home-grown success story featured in Douglas Magazine
Douglas, the premiere business magazine in StratPad’s hometown of Victoria BC, has chronicled the rise of the innovative business planning app in its latest issue. Reporter Greg Pratt talked to StratPad creator Alex Glassey about his app’s success since it launched a year and a half ago, including award wins, press attention and acclaim by [...]
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StratPad featured in top blog’s tips on getting press
StratPad was featured in “10 Tips to Getting Press as a HARO Source” on lonelybrand.com today. The article, by blogger Katherine Leonard, shares tips on how to use Help a Reporter Out, an online service that links the media with expert sources. This is the second time StratPad has been quoted by on lonelybrand’s award-winning [...]
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Throwing shit against the wall ain’t entrepreneurship
With the rise of hackathons and startup weekends it seems that successful businesses can be routinely created in a matter of hours. On a related note: some people question the value of business strategy and planning in the face of shortening business cycles. Really? Listen: just as buying lottery tickets is no substitute for knowing [...]
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Intuit honours StratPad
StratPad was featured in a post on Intuit’s Small Business Blog that highlighted how the strategic business planning app helps to boost entrepreneurs’ financial literacy. StratPad won two awards at the recent Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap event in Ottawa hosted by Intuit Canada and Startup Canada. Intuit has taken up the cause of financial [...]
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StratPad featured in Financial Post
StratPad’s pitch at a national event to address the financial literacy gap was featured in Canada’s Financial Post today. The article, by Entrepreneur columnist Rick Spence, highlighted research that showed 83% of small business owners can’t pass a basic financial test. Intuit Canada has taken up the financial literacy cause and recently hosted an event [...]
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StratPad wins Intuit and People’s Choice awards
StratPad was the big winner at Startup Canada’s Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap event in Ottawa today, taking both the Financial Literacy Startup Award sponsored by Intuit Canada and the People’s Choice Award. The awards recognize startup technologies that help entrepreneurs improve their financial literacy, a major factor influencing startup survival rates. StratPad creator Alex Glassey [...]
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