Jon Cook

Position: Online Editor, Small Business
Jon Cook is a new media veteran, having worked online since 1996. Jon has specialized in startups, having cut his teeth as an editor/reporter at Canoe.ca for 12 years; contributing to its growth as one of Canada's premier online news destinations. Before coming to Reuters Jon helped launch the GlobeandMail.com's small business section - The Business Incubator - producing stories, podcasts and video interviews that illustrated the intense challenges facing today's entrepreneurs. Jon is a hybrid journalist who has been regularly published online, as well as in newspapers across the country and has appeared on television, including the CBC. ...

Articles

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Pancake-in-a-can founder looks at TV to boost sales November 23, 08:52pm EST 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Sean O'Connor has already tasted success from a can and is now cooking up a retro TV ad campaign to expand his reach, and profits.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Small Talk: Parsing Geithner's speech to small business

It appears the magic number for American small businesses is 10, as in the sudden urgency to help smaller companies after the U.S. unemployment rate jumped above 10 last month for the first time in a quarter century.  Full Article | Comments [16] 

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Small Talk: Elephants and entrepreneurs

Venture capitalist Mark Suster details some real-life examples of pitches he's heard with Elephant-sized problems, such as the founder is no longer with the company or having Google as a prime competitor.  Full Article | Comments [4] 

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Small Talk: Elephants and entrepreneurs

Venture capitalist Mark Suster details some real-life examples of pitches he's heard with Elephant-sized problems, such as the founder is no longer with the company or having Google as a prime competitor.  Full Article | Comments [4]