New Cannabis Industry Event Arrives at the District in 2022  

November 24, 2021, London, Ontario: The Western Fair Association has partnered with CannabisWiki to organize a first-of-its-kind agricultural cannabis event in our region. CannabisWiki Conference & Expo is set to be hosted at the Western Fair District, Agriplex, June 15 & 16, 2022. Cannabis is changing Canada’s agriculture landscape, with revenues on par with the Canadian Dairy industry. CannabisWiki is proud to bring a cannabis show to Middlesex-London, Ontario - the agricultural hub for Southwestern Ontario. The two-day event will showcase cannabis industry innovations in the region, across the country and help to bring awareness about London and Middlesex as a world-leader in agriculture, agribusiness, and plant derived medicines. The goal of the show is to foster regional and national B2B networking opportunities and to bolster Middlesex-London’s reputation as a diversified agricultural hub.

Punchbowl® Acquires Platform to Record & Preserve Memories, Launches Memento.com

Punchbowl® (www.punchbowl.com), the Company behind the critically acclaimed technology platform for online invitations and digital greeting cards, today announced the acquisition of VidHug, Inc., a privately held company known for its best-in-class group video technology. Punchbowl has leveraged this acquisition to springboard into a new market. Today, the Company announced the launch of Memento.com—a platform to record, make, and preserve memories from the most meaningful life celebrations and milestones. Technology from VidHug provided the foundation for Memento and is the beginning of the vision for the new platform.

Ag Robotics & Automation:  The Future is Closer Than You Think.

Interested farmers, agri business professionals, robotics industry staff and investors will want to hear presentations from 14 ag robotics leaders and interact with them virtually on the powerful www.MienTzu.com events platform which enable direct face to face interaction in the separate tradeshow booths during the event. The most current agenda can be found and to register for free at the website link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ag-robotics-automation-event-the-future-is-closer-than-you-think-tickets-146422356209

Black Entrepreneur Program To Announce Incubator for BIPOC Canadian Entrepreneurs At Free, Virtual Black History Month Summit on Feb 25th

The Black Entrepreneur Program will announce an Incubator for BIPOC Canadian entrepreneurs on February 25th at a free, virtual Black History Month Summit. The Summit runs February 25th from 4 to 6 pm (Eastern Time) and features talks from various levels of government and black-owned business-owners across Southern Ontario, as well as Q&As and face-to-face digital networking "rooms."

RH Accelerator Winter 2021 Virtual Business Demo Event

See updated pitches from 7 of our companies

Join us Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST for an update from RHA and a demo event of RH Accelerator companies. Our demo event will include a formal 5 minute presentations from RH Accelerator companies, followed by an interactive meet and greet with our companies.

Our event will be online only - so you can enjoy safely from your home or office.

Presentations will be delivered by RH Accelerator and seven of our companies:

  1. sisterhoodmedia.net

  2. thefarmventures.com

  3. curlingzone.com

  4. cannabis.wiki

  5. partrunnr.com

  6. RanchoNexo.com

  7. MienTzu.ca

Look forward to seeing you there!

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FedDev Ontario invests in the growth of London agri-food innovation sector

$7.2 million to expand London agri-food accelerator, boost food and beverage companies and support 650 jobs

January 21, 2021 – London, Ontario

With its resilient and innovative agri-tech and agri-food ecosystem, London contributes to Ontario’s food security and economic stability. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the growth of this key sector by providing businesses the resources they need to accelerate their ability to bring new agri-food innovations to market, while creating good jobs and helping the region recover from the impacts of the pandemic.

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RH Accelerator to offer the innovative Edgeworthbox procurement platform to RHA companies.

At RH Accelerator, we are pleased to announce a new relationship with EdgeworthBox, an innovative company developing the leading platform for business and government procurement. The RH Accelerator Inc. team has been busy working with early stage companies during these challenging times offering virtual business events with keynote speakers and online business coaching. We believe that working with EdgeworthBox will support our companies to attract new customers and showcase their products and services.

ShiftLink Brings in RH Accelerator Inc. As A Strategic Shareholder.

ShiftLink (https://www.shiftlink.io/home) is a Canadian company dedicated to helping organizations increase efficiencies and reduce the costs associated with filling vacant shifts. ShiftLink’s software is a unique technology platform that enables managers to communicate information about shift opportunities to frontline staff and allows the staff to respond in real time. The customizable platform is ideal for companies operating within a unionized environment.