TORONTO, March 30 /CNW/ - Canoe.ca, Canada's leading interactive news and
information network online, is pleased to announce it has partnered with
CanadaOne, Canada's free, just-in-time business information source. The
partnership includes launching a co-branded site within the Money pages,
Canoe.ca's online business news network. CanadaOne publishes content that
helps small companies and entrepreneurs start, run and grow businesses.
"CanadaOne is a leading provider of small business and entrepreneurial
information in Canada," said Patrick Tapp, director of Strategic Alliances at
Canoe.ca. "By co-branding and sharing our mutual expertise, Canoe.ca and
CanadaOne will now be able to offer Canadian advertisers and small business
owners a quality online experience."
CanadaOne's most popular offerings include more than 900 'how-to' small
business articles, a free Canadian business directory with more than 11,000
listings, and current news, free business tools and online discussion forums.
As a result of the new partnership with Canoe.ca, CanadaOne will enable 7.8M
monthly Canoe.ca visitors to access to their content.
"More entrepreneurs will be attracted to the Canoe.ca network and receive
information vital to their success," said Julie King, President, Biz-Zone
Internet Group Inc. and founder of CanadaOne. "These activities will help us
achieve our goal of making Canadians more skilful -and profitable - in their
entrepreneurial endeavours."
About Canoe.ca
A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national
interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services that helps
inform and connect Canadians. The Canoe.ca Network attracts over 7.8 million
monthly visitors and includes Canoe.ca and top information verticals like
Cnews, Slam!, Jam! and Lifewise, as well as the Sun Media newspaper sites.
Canoe.ca also offers online services in the fields of employment and
continuing education (Jobboom.com), housing (Homes-Extra.ca), automobiles
(Autonet.ca and ASL Internet), personals (reseaucontact.com), social networks
(space.canoe.ca), classified ads (classifiedextra.ca) and advertising
solutions (canoeklix.ca).
About Canada's Small Business Information Source - CanadaOne
With 900 plus, 'how-to' small business articles, a free Canadian business
directory with 11,000 plus listings, along with current news, free tools and
online discussion forums CanadaOne is the "just-in-time" information source
for small business Canada. Celebrating a decade in business, CanadaOne's
business concept won a national business plan competition contest in 1998 for
young entrepreneurs. Today CanadaOne is growing, and helps more 60,000
entrepreneurs succeed each month.
For further information: Patrick Tapp, Senior Director, Strategic
Alliances, Canoe.ca, patrick.tapp@canoe.ca, (514) 504-2798; Julie King,
Publisher & Managing Editor, CanadaOne.com, julie@biz-zone.com
