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Following up on last week's live webinar on technology and business (click here to view), Steve Hnatiuk, one of the top Canadian minds in venture capital for emerging tech companies today, will address the trends shaping new technology growth opportunities and the future of venture capital investment.

The discussion will look beyond the obvious into the areas that entrepreneurs need to understand in order to finance the growth of a technology business opportunity in today’s environment. The discussion will delve into what kind of deals are getting done, what are the technology trends, platforms and market forces you should not only be aware of but should be harnessing to gain a competitive edge. Steve will take questions on what entrepreneurs need to do in order to make their opportunity attractive in a capital-constrained venture financing environment, who is doing deals in Canada, and what technology market trends are of greatest interest to customers and investors.

Mr. Hnatiuk will join us at 1 p.m. ET today to take your questions and comments. Or you can leave a question for him now in the Comments section below.

Mr. Hnatiuk co-founded Yaletown Venture Partners in 2001 and has 19 years of experience in technology, business development and investing. Before Yaletown, he started and built TD's technology financing group in British Columbia where he backed a portfolio of emerging technology companies during the 1990s. Mr. Hnatiuk has also served as an executive in the technology, information and entertainment group of PricewaterhouseCoopers and began his career as a software engineer developing solutions for the energy industry at Accenture. Active in industry and community, Mr. Hnatiuk is on the boards of the Canadian Venture Capital Private Equity Association, DigiBC and the Pacific Parklands Foundation. He is also a past director of the British Columbia Technology Industries Association and the Vancouver Enterprise Forum.

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