“5 Questions” with Dianne Buckner

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Dianne Buckner wears many hats. You probably recognize her as the host of CBC’s long running business program “Venture” or performing similar duties for the national broadcasters new hit “Dragons’ Den”. But Buckner is also a reporter, news anchor and a producer. In fact, Dianne had a large hand in bringing “Dragons’ Den” to Canada. Truth is, over the past decade or so, no one has been closer to Canadian small business than Dianne Buckner. Recently, The DVC Smalltech Letter sat down with Dianne for “5 Questions” from our subscribers.

This Most Recent Market Downturn is Needed, Necessary and Creates Opportunities

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Adam Adamou weighs in on why he had concerns about the recent market rally.

Quant Snapshot: Tecsys Inc. (TSX:TCS)

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We take inventory of how warehouse management software maker Tecsys Inc. (TSX:TCS) stacks up.

DVC Votes! (for The Wellington Financial Blog)

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In the Globe Investor section of today’s Globe and Mail there is a poll entitled “The best of the money blogs”. At the DVC Smalltech Letter our vote goes to The Wellington Financial Blog. The Wellington Financial Blog is the voice of Wellington Financial, a privately-held bridge financing & venture debt fund. Sound dry? It isn’t. The Wellington Financial Blog is a chatty, irreverent and eminently readable look at Bay Street and beyond.

Update: It’s a tight race, with Wellington Financial just a few votes out of first place.

Why Does Bay Street ignore Computer Modelling Group (TSX:CMG)

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Adam Adamou of Caseridge Capital thinks he knows the reason analysts are ignoring Computer Modelling Group (TSX:CMG).

Serenic (TSXV:SER) Top Finalist at Microsoft NAV Worldwide Partner Awards

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From a pool of nearly 2000 entrants, Dollarton Venture Capital client Serenic (TSXV:SER) is among the finalists at the Microsoft NAV Worldwide partner awards. The nomination follows up n recent success; in 2007 The Company was named “Microsoft Dynamics Outstanding ISV of the Year.”

Carmanah Technologies: Lean, Mean and Yes, Green

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Dollarton’s Nick Waddell says the Victoria based manufacturer of solar powered LED lights may represent a “lucrative middle ground” in the world of green investing.

June 12/09: DVC Smalltech Letter up 19.2%

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The profiled companies of the DVC Smalltech Letter regained some ground on the TSX this week, posting a 19.2% gain vs. the TSX’s loss of 12.2% over the same period. Our latest profiled company, Hemisphere GPS (TSX:HEM) kept pace by bringing its gain to 18%

Quant Snapshot: Jemtec (TSXV: JTC)

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We track down the numbers on the North Vancouver based provider of compliance monitoring solutions.