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April 5, 2018
When performing due diligence on a business, especially an early stage one, it is imperative you have someone who is at least somewhat familiar with the space. Understanding the risks, the position of the company, the business plan and the next steps for the business, are all best tackled by someone with experience in that field.
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March 26, 2018
Having migrated to the City of London less than 3 years ago, I am still learning which events of the year are the must attend events. Last Wednesday night, the London Chamber of Commerce hosted the Business Achievement Awards Gala at the London Convention Centre.
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March 22, 2018
Our monthly SWO Angels Investor Meeting was held in our regular meeting space at the MVP Lab in the Convergence Centre on Western University’s Discovery Park.
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March 6, 2018
On February 27, 2018, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau presented the 2018-2019 federal budget in the House of Commons.
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February 28, 2018
At SWO Angels, we reviewed our strategic plan late in 2017. We identified two key drivers for 2018:
February 23, 2018
Yesterday, we had a very compelling presentation from Dr. Crossan summarizing her and her colleagues’ research “Character matters: Character dimensions’ impact on leader performance and outcomes”.
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February 21, 2018
Angel Investors are often experienced businesspeople with a great eye for good ideas and talented founders. However, they are usually not lawyers with experience in some common legal pitfalls facing young companies. The following is a brief overview of some of the major legal issues that are encountered by angel investors in start-up companies.
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February 15, 2018
Today, we held our monthly SWO Angels’ Investor Meeting, hosted by the Canadian Centre for Product Validation in their beautiful facility.
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February 14, 2018
Often, high net worth individuals looking to make their first foray into investing outside of conventional markets (the stock market or real estate), may have a financial advisor unfamiliar with angel and venture capital investments. This article is meant to help guide where these investment opportunities fit into a portfolio, what kinds of people would be interested in each, and how these sources are essential to fostering innovation in the Canadian economy.
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February 6, 2018
In preparing to write about this topic, I found that much has been written and is available online, with varying conclusions:
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