technological solutions like Proximity In-
        
        
          novations. Similar to beacon technology,
        
        
          this uses Wi-Fi to communicate with con-
        
        
          sumers. If installed in a medical clinic, for
        
        
          example, this technology can give patients
        
        
          in the waiting room access to informa-
        
        
          tion. In a restaurant, on the other hand, cli-
        
        
          ents would be able to order through their
        
        
          phone’s Wi-Fi connection.
        
        
          In 2015 alone, Bold Commerce was named
        
        
          as one of Canada's Top Small and Medium
        
        
          Employees, and was a finalist for the Spirit
        
        
          of Winnipeg’s Start-Up Business of the
        
        
          Year, awarded by the Manitoba Chamber
        
        
          of Commerce.
        
        
          
            “It became very popular very fast because it was the first app at the time that
          
        
        
          
            actually directly made store owners money.”
          
        
        
          
            Stefan Maynard, co-founder & director
          
        
        
          
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