Spark NS to Focus on Rural Areas

Spark Nova Scotia, previously known as the Spark Innovation Challenge, is making a change to focus on rural innovation and is accepting applications for the next two weeks. 

For the last few years, the contest, which was previously organized by Innovacorp, has taken place in three rural areas and Halifax. This year, Halifax has been dropped and organizers will focus only on the rural parts of

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Bursity Plans Databank Release

With post-secondary students back in colleges and universities, Bursity.ca is pushing forward with its mission of helping more young people find scholarships and bursaries and avoid the trap of student debt.

The company is developing an online platform that will help match students with the scholarships for which they are eligible and automate the application process.

Co-Founders Charles Milton

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Easy Golf Tour Eyes Growth in 2020

It’s as if Todd Chant is driving on to a wide fairway with the wind at his back on a short Par 4.

The head of Sydney-based Easy Golf Tour isn’t under-estimating the task in front of him next year, but his two-year-old company is gaining momentum and he is optimisitc about its prospects in the 2020 golf season.

Easy Golf Tour has developed software that helps golf courses administer the

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Anessa Wins NB BioScience Award

A New Brunswick Biotech company is being recognized by BioNB for its contributions to the sector.

BioNB, New Brunswick’s bioscience agency, awarded anessa the New Brunswick Bioscience Achievement Award on Tuesday night at their annual industry event, Innovation at the Market, where more than 100 members of the business and research community gathered to mark the substantial growth experienced

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Ignite Labs Opens in Pictou County

Yarmouth-based Ignite Labs has opened a second rural innovation hub in Pictou County to support the startup community in the northern part of Nova Scotia.

Ignite is a rural innovation hub that provides mentorship and opportunities for startups. The new space at 39 Acadia Avenue in Stellarton will provide low-cost office space and internet, equipment and professional services to reduce the

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Dash Hudson Now Tracks Pinterest

Halifax-based Dash Hudson, the fast-growing visual marketing SaaS company, has launched a new product to measure Pinterest campaigns for major brands.

Dash Hudson helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its software is a one-stop spot for clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos and videos. So far Dash Hudson has been known for monitoring

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Job of the Week: Dash Hudson

Halifax-based Dash Hudson is continuing to add staff:  the company's opening for an Account Executive headlines our Job of the Week column today.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its software, called Vision, is a one-stop spot for clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos

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Entrevestor Startup Data Shows Record Funding, Soaring Revenues

Startups in Atlantic Canada attracted a record $166.6 million in private capital in 2018, while increasing their revenues strongly and adding about 1,000 employees, according to a new study from Entrevestor, which provides news and data on East Coast innovators.

Entrevestor on Friday released its Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report 2018 – the most thorough assessment of the performance and

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