HotSpot Receives Resiliency Award

Business awards galas naturally celebrate success stories, spotlighting companies at their high moments. But many successful companies persevere through tough times and it’s worth acknowledging and celebrating them, says Phillip Curley of Hotspot Parking, the 2018 winner of the Resilience Award from the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce.

“I’m really happy that they have this award,” said Curley,

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Fund Backed by Gates, Bloomberg, Bezos Invests in CarbonCure

CarbonCure Technologies has landed a funding round from an investment group comprising Bill Gates and some of the world’s richest people, and will use the money to expand internationally.

The Dartmouth-based company said in a statement today that it has received a Series C round of investment, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, one of the world’s most sought-after clean technology investment

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Ignite Labs, DNS Form Partnership

Digital Nova Scotia, a non-profit that fosters the growth of the province’s ICT sector, announced its new partnership with Ignite Labs, an organization in the south shore that aims to create new tech opportunities and businesses in rural towns. 

This partnership means the two non-profits will collaborate to find and create new opportunities for tech-driven and business-minded Nova Scotians, said

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Women-Led Startups on the Rise

When Bob Williamson introduced the pitching competition finalists at Invest Atlantic last week, he proudly mentioned that half the presenters this year were female, a huge gain over the past few years.

The remarks by the head of Invest Atlantic are another indication that the Atlantic Canadian startup community is making headway with the goal of gender parity. To be clear, the community is a

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CDMN Halifax Event to Highlight Soft Landing

The Canadian Digital Media Network is hosting a meeting of all 26 of its innovation hubs in Halifax this week, and will highlight several of the Atlantic Canadian companies accepted into its global Soft Landing Program.

Based in Kitchener, Ont., the CDMN is a network of innovation organizations from across the country, and it is dedicated to expanding Canada’s digital industries. It is meeting

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Velsoft’s Global Expansion

Velsoft, an educational software company nestled in the heart of New Glasgow, N.S., has been quietly building its global network, opening offices in Guatemala, South Africa and the U.K, as well as expanding regional operations. Now, Velsoft is positioned for rapid international growth.

The company sells an extensive array of online learning and training materials, from virtual campuses to

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Efti to Headline Amplify Atlantic

Amplify Atlantic, a growth marketing event organized by Propel, is back for its second year. The one-day event is aimed at businesses that are looking to learn about growth marketing strategies to help them grow quickly and successfully.

This year’s event is slated to take place on Nov. 13 at Pier 21 in Halifax. Steli Efti, the Founder of Close.io, an inside sales CRM for startups and SMB’s,

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Genesis Completes Signal Hill Move

Genesis, the granddaddy of startup incubators in the Atlantic region, has rebranded, moved, and is ready to accept more companies in its new St. John’s headquarters.

Known as the Genesis Centre for the past 21 years, the organization has nurtured dozens of companies from its base in the Bruneau Centre on the main campus of Memorial University. Now it is known just as Genesis and the incubation

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Report Assesses PEI’s Ecosystem

Island Advance, an economic development initiative on Prince Edward Island, released a new study at Invest Atlantic on Wednesday that highlights the strengths of the province’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The key finding in the report is the remarkable “quality of place” in P.E.I. that makes it easy to connect with the right people and support programs, said a press release issued by Island

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