DigitalNS Opens Diversity Awards

Digital Nova Scotia, the province’s technology industry association, is seeking nominees for its 2020 Digital Diversity Awards.

The awards honour people and companies that are “driving innovation through diversity,” with the ceremony tentatively scheduled for Oct. 22.

There are five award categories:

  • Next Generation Leadership – This award recognizes an emerging female leader who is focused
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Planet Hatch’s Sales Accelerator

Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch is moving its second annual Sales Accelerator Program online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the six-week program, participating startups will receive training from sales professionals, up to $25,000 of funding and an intern, whose salary will be paid by Planet Hatch and its partner organizations.

The goal of the accelerator is to give

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Webinar Thursday on Sales Leads

LeadSift CEO Tukan Das is hosting a webinar Thursday for salespeople looking for ideas about how to continue generating business during the pandemic.

Das, whose company sells software to help identify and research business-to-business sales leads, often hosts online events featuring sales and marketing specialists.

Also in attendance will be Jeff Kostermans, who is senior director of demand

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Online Market for NS Crafters

Peter and Sarah Eastwood, local potters and creative entrepreneurs, have launched a new online marketplace to help Nova Scotian crafters and makers sell their creations amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The new site, novascotiamakersmarket.ca, gives local artisans the ability to create their own store to sell their products online in a virtual marketplace, without the initial upfront costs of designing

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Avery Mullen Joins Us This Summer

We’d like to welcome Avery Mullen to the Entrevestor team for the next four months.

Our regular readers will recognize Avery’s byline as he’s been our intern for the past two years, and now he’s joined us as our full-time reporter for the summer.

Avery is going into his final year at the University of King’s College Journalism School, and has a keen interest in business journalism. When we

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Peer Ledger, Allies Enhance Medical Supply Chains

Halifax-based blockchain company Peer Ledger has teamed up with two international partners to produce a platform that will hasten the delivery of medical supplies and needed goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company said Thursday it has partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based nongovernmental organization RESOLVE and Israeli artificial intelligence company Truvi to collaborate on the

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Fredericton’s Buy Local Campaign

A group of Fredericton business and economic agencies have come together to let citizens know what local businesses are open and how to do business with them.

The #SupportFredLocal partnership wants to encourage residents to buy from local businesses. It has set up a dedicated webpage that directs residents to businesses that are open or offering alternative forms of purchasing, like online

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Crisis Sparks Manufacturing Collaboration

The news these days is full of stories of local manufacturers pivoting to produce medical supplies needed for the fight against COVID-19. The untold story in Atlantic Canada is the extent of the collaboration between companies, government and academia to produce these goods.

More than 40 businesses and organizations are working together in a coordinated effort to get personal protection

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Securicy Moves into New Sectors

Sydney-based Securicy, which helps medium-sized enterprises meet the cybersecurity requirements of larger customers, is developing healthcare and disaster recovery solutions in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

The company, which went through the Boston cohort of the prestigious Techstars accelerator in 2018, had been planning on working on the products before the pandemic. The crisis has

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