News and Events

October 1, 2009 - i2r Global Solutions (Ideas2Revenue) has just launched a regular weekly event on the Ideas2Revenue UStream Channel. Each week we will be talking about specific aspects of the program, and sharing conversations with participants on the various ways that customers can be integrated into all aspects of a business. A live feed is available on the Resources page, and of course available to anyone who has registered for a free account at UStream.

July 20, 2009 - i2r Global Solutions has just taken the site www.techhotornot.com live. This site was created in response to our clients requirements to have a quick and cost effective way to gain some market validation for their technology, pricing, and marketing strategies. It is an open site where people can review a technology and respond if they think it is Hot...or Not. A new technology will be profiled each week.

July 13, 2009 - i2r Global Solutions has initiated another research project targetted at the VC and investment community. The goals of this research is to understand the role that customers play within an investors decision process, and to get some insights into the mood of the investment community for the remainder of 2009. Investors and VC's can contribute to this research here.

May 12, 2009 - The Canadian Federal Government recently released a program to help technology companies accelerate growth. This program offers up to $50,000 to fund growth project. Feel free to Contact Us or review the Funding Program section of our site to learn more.

May 3, 2009 - We are now conducting monthly podcasts. In each podcast we discuss specific topics and also include interviews with key people within the technology industry. Visit our Podcasts section to learn more.

April 21, 2009 - Ideas2Revenue is now available on Moontoast. We offer remote video engagements on a few specific key topics which are focused on helping early stage companies succeed. More topics will be added based upon customer requirements and requests.

April 9, 2009 - i2r Global Solutions releases an online survey targetting technology company CEO's and executives. The survey is available here:
http://tinyurl.com/cezyow

Upcoming Events:

April 13, 2010- Randy Whitcroft will be conducting a session entitled "How To Use LinkedIn" at the Sales Professionals of Ottawa Spring Tune Up event. Check out the registration for this event along with the Event Calendar for the Sales Professionals of Ottawa.

Past Events:

February 25, 2010- Today we hosted a free webinar entitled "Ecosystems Are Not Just for Waterfowl" at 2:00pm EST. In this session we will talked about the importance of a business ecosystem, and discussed how you can identify, and leverage it to help increase revenues and customer interactions. An archive of this webinar can be found on the Resources page, and slides are available from the Ideas2Revenue section on Slideshare.

February 3, 2010- Randy Whitcroft conducting the session entitled "Accelerating to First Customers" at the recent Lead To Win session. We are extremely honored to be taking part in this fantastic program. If you are serious about starting a profitable tech-based business in Canada's Capital Region during the current economic situation, we invite you to apply to Lead to Win (LTW).

January 14, 2010- One of the major challenges that companies of all sizes face is how to build an effective pricing strategy for their product or service. Ideas2Revenue held an interactive webinar entitled "The 6.99 Ways To Ensure An Effective Pricing Strategy" on January 14th at 2:00pm EST. An archive of this webinar can be found on the Resources page, and slides are available from the Ideas2Revenue section on Slideshare.

December 8, 2009 - Randy Whitcroft moderated the First Customer Traction session which is part of the "Starting Your Startup" series hosted by Gowlings and The Ottawa Network. The event included talks and a Q&A session with two local successful tech executives - Scott Annan (CEO and Co-Founder of Mercury Grove), and Cuong Nguyen. Feel free to watch or share the recorded video from this event.

November 10, 2009 - Sales Professionals of Ottawa - Randy Whitcroft participated in the panel discussion on "Social Media as a Sales Tool" during the November Networking Breakfast Event. To find out more about other events and to register, please visit the Sales Professionals of Ottawa Events Page.

October 23rd - 25th, 2009 - Ideas2Revenue was a proud sponsor of the recent The Ottawa Network (#TON) Startup Bootcamp. Along with being a sponsor, Randy Whitcroft also participated in the full weekend event to help drive commercialization of new technologies and companies within the Ottawa-Carleton Region.

July 29th, 2009 - Ideas2Revenue once again participated in the first phase of the Lead To Win program. Ideas2Revenue was honored to be instructing the "Accelerating to First Customers" component of the program.

June 3rd, 2009 - Randy Whitcroft from Ideas2Revenue moderated a panel of local CEO's as part of the Gowlings and The Ottawa Network (#TON) Retooling series. The topic was Achieving Your Initial Sale and Building Momentum.

May 20th, 2009 - Ideas2Revenue was honored to conduct training on the topic of Accelerating Sales to First Customers for the first phase of the May 2009 Lead To Win program.