# News

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### Company Updates

[Passing the Torch: From COO to CEO at Virtual Gurus](https://thevirtualgurus.com/news/passing-the-torch)

[A New Chapter for Virtual Gurus: A Message from Bobbie Racette](https://thevirtualgurus.com/news/a-new-chapter-for-virtual-gurus)

[Virtual Gurus Announces Tech Innovator Elliot Schneier as New Chief Operating Officer to Lead Next-Gen Growth Initiatives](https://thevirtualgurus.com/news/virtual-gurus-announces-tech-innovator-elliot-schneier-as-new-chief-operating-officer-to-lead-next-gen-growth-initiatives)

### Awards

[DEYA Honours Bobbie Racette](https://www.douglasmagazine.com/deya-honours-bobbie-racette/)

[Tech executive Bobbie Racette honoured as UVic’s Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year](https://www.timescolonist.com/business/tech-executive-bobbie-racette-honoured-as-uvics-distinguished-entrepreneur-of-the-year-7699259)

### Company Updates

[MasterCard announces Virtual Gurus as new partner for World Elite Small Business program](https://thevirtualgurus.com/news/mastercard-virtual-gurus-partner-world-elite-small-business)

### Media

[Calgary tech startups rank among Canada’s fastest growing firms](https://calgary.tech/2023/09/29/edmonton-calgary-tech-startups-canada-growing/)

[How Virtual Gurus is expanding with a sustainable approach](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-canadas-top-growing-companies-you-can-grow-your-own-way/)

### Awards

[Virtual Gurus named as one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies](https://thevirtualgurus.com/news/virtual-gurus-named-as-one-of-canadas-top-growing-companies)