Blog – Destinationone

The Rising World of FinTech and how Canada is Progressing

What is FinTech? FinTech is a fad that is here to stay. FinTech or Financial Technology defines a business that provides financial services by optimizing software and technology. These companies are in direct competition with banks, delivering financial services and solutions to consumers. Because of the rapidly innovative movement of FinTech banks struggle to compete and match this progressive industry. As we become more digitalized read more...

Kelowna’s Economy Soars to New Heights

It’s no longer a secret, Kelowna is booming. In the last two years Kelowna’s tech industry has experienced over 30 percent growth, earning $1.3 billion in 2016 alone. According to the National Post, 52% of workers in the tech industry are younger than 35. This exclusive start-up hub has been named as one of the top cities in Canada for entrepreneurs by the Canadian Federation read more...

Amazon and Microsoft Set their Sights on Vancouver’s Expanding Tech Sector

On August 30th, 2017, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella of Microsoft announced that the two corporations would be partnering. They are collaborating on their individual digital assistant products, the Alexa and Cortana. Combining the two companies may finally give them an upper hand over Apple, which has been by far the top seller of digital assistants in the last decade. Amazon has been expanding read more...

How your Social Media Presence Impacts who you Hire

As we move into this new modern age social media platforms such as: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are becoming the most inexpensive marketing tool a company can use. Whilst Millennials move into the workplace they are looking for a modern and tech savvy company who has the skills to run social media. In order to make your company a desirable work place it is read more...

Why Technology Increases your Office’s Communication

Technology is constantly improving, producing increasingly faster productivity. The Millennial generation who have grown up with instant messaging and fast results rely heavily on the helping hand of technology. However, many question if this indirect communication is effective for office moral. Here are three reasons why technology benefits today’s world of business communication. 1. Video Conferencing: A step up from audio calls, video conferencing allows read more...

The Rise of Vancouver’s Tech Industry

Vancouver’s booming economy has always been attributed to foresting, fishing, construction, and real estate; however, of recent years Vancouver’s tech industry has been acknowledged as a world player. This recognition is primarily due to two major contributing factors: 1) 2015 BC Government Funding:In 2015, the BC Government announced they would be providing $100 million dollars for the venture capital fund targeting startups. 2) Vancouver’s Tech Unicorns: read more...