BoostR Success Story – Escape Capers YYC

ATB’s rewards based crowdfunding platform, Alberta Boostr, recently had its first successfully “boosted” campaign.

Alberta BoostR Success Story – Wündermeet

Meet Wündermeet, a personal matchmaking and life-coaching service based out of Edmonton. Their campaign was a huge success as they raised capital to help with the large costs of marketing and materials. Check out their story and visit their website: http://wundermeet.com/

Alberta BoostR Success Story – Poppy Barley

The Poppy Barley success story is a great one. Here, a small startup from Edmonton exceeded their Alberta BoostR campaign goal not once, but twice! Amazing. Here's Kendall Barber telling their story. Visit Poppy Barley online at http://poppybarley.com/

The Elevator Pleases the Pitch-loving Crowd

We’re thrilled with the outcome of our splash event in Calgary last week where we got to see five of Alberta BoostR’s top current crowdfunding campaigns go head to head with 30-second pitches directed at a vibrant entrepreneurial crowd. The Elevator – a pitch event, took place at The Libertine last Wednesday May 28 just …

Last call for potential pitch companies

Hello!We’re in the homestretch and already we have ten new BoostR campaigns in Calgary set to launch on May 20th, each vying for a chance to earn up to $4,000 to put towards their campaign goal. Are you ready to do the same? What’s so special about May 20th?On May 20, Alberta BoostR will launch new campaigns for …

Entrepreneur Profile for Earth Day – Leor Rotchild of DIG

We love connecting with local entrepreneurs and when we heard of Leor Rotchild and what he was doing with DIG in Calgary we wanted to learn more. Calgary may be an ‘Energy Heavy’ city, but it’s also a city full of entrepreneurial spirit and innovative ideas.  One such individual embodying these characteristics is Leor Rotchild, …

We’re throwing an event in Calgary – The Elevator

Hey everyone! We're throwing a community-building, crowdfunding pitch event in Calgary called The Elevator, and we'd love to share it with you. From May 20 – May 27, local business owners are invited use the Alberta BoostR platform to start their own campaigns where they share their story, ask for support, and offer something of value in …

Alberta BoostR Success Story – LUX Beauty Boutique

Our second video in the Success Story Series features another fantastic Alberta-based company called LUX Beauty Boutique. LUX calls downtown Edmonton home and offers those lucky Edmontonians the "hot, hard to find beauty brands loved by celebrities, editors and product junkies." When Alberta BoostR visited LUX for the first time we were awe-struck but the energy …

Alberta BoostR Success Story – Carbon Environmental Boutique

So many Alberta companies have utilized Alberta BoostR to crowdfund their business. We wanted to share some of the amazing success stories of a few star companies who achieved their goal. One such success story is an Edmonton retail shop called Carbon Environmental Boutique. Carbon ran an Alberta BoostR crowdfunding campaign to help pay for …

Money follows passion

Just east of Calgary’s downtown core is a trendy little district called Inglewood. It’s a community that’s brimming with unique and one-of-a-kind shops and shopping experiences. One such business is Espy – an affordable designer boutique owned by Megan Szanik, a passionate, forward-thinking entrepreneur who is providing a retail environment that gives men and women …