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It’s nice to see that the concept of virtual office for start-ups still lives. As a previous owner of incubator Borealis Network 2000-2002, I enjoy being involved in similar business models. A friend of mine, Ian Graham has successfully opened his venture “The Code Factory” on the corner of Queen and Kent. The facility offers a wide variety of services for the student, freelancer, start-up and small business from a comfy spot to settle down with a coffee and work the afternoon in the quiet public area cafe style area to leasing a private office on a short term contract.

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What triggers me to create new companies or get involved to make a friend’s idea a reality? Sitting down at one of my favourite coffee house spot chatting one on one with another crazy creative guy like myself, always turns out to be a possible recipe for new adventures! And that’s what happened this past spring, sitting down with a long time friend of the family catching up after loosing touch for many years, Corey and I did exactly that we cracked up our piggy bank of nutty ideas and it was born… The premier Game Summit event of 2008 launched at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario on October 11th. As the first of many Game Summit events to come, it opened its doors to table-top gamers of all kinds. The 2008 Skirmish provided plenty of space for board gamers and people who like a light pastime as well as those who are die-hard hobbyists by having discrete areas which cater directly to the tastes of a wide variety of gamers.

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