Supporting Forests in Canada, Africa

Atlantic Canada’s woodlot owners could benefit from the growing tendency of jurisdictions to require businesses to offset their carbon emissions, said Daimen Hardie, executive director and a co-founder of Sackville, NB-based Community Forests International.

Atlantic Canada has between 70,000 to 80,000 family woodlot owners who are ideally placed to form carbon offsetting partnerships with

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China Program Launched in Halifax

Institutions that foster education and innovation are banding together to run the China Program, a series of free events for innovators in the Halifax area.

The programming begins on Feb. 26 and runs on a further five days through March.  It is designed to give attendees a better understanding of China, with the possible aim of exporting their technology into the vast Chinese market.

Organizing

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Curv’s Journey from Dal to Superbowl

Shea Balish did at Super Bowl LII what Tom Brady couldn’t: he came away with a win.

Balish, who cut his entrepreneurial teeth at LaunchDal and Propel ICT, is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Toronto-based Curv, which uses artificial intelligence to help athletes improve performance and avoid injury.

Last weekend, the company was in Minneapolis to participate in a pitching event hosted by the

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Appili Raises $4.3M in Equity Funding

Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics Inc., has raised $4.3 million in equity financing to further its operations and add to its number of drug candidates.

The company said in a press release it raised the money through a private placement, which was over-subscribed. It received money from new and existing investors, including Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s innovation and venture capital

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Prooflo Enhances Creatives’ Workflow

Though his main goal is to help web designers collaborate more efficiently with their clients, Shane Long could provide a few lessons for entrepreneurs on bootstrapping.

Long is the Founder and CEO of Fredericton-based Prooflo, which is developing a Software-as-a-Service product that will help website designers communicate and collaborate with their clients. With a background in design, he has

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Four Join NS Cleantech Program

Four Halifax clean technology startups have been accepted into Innovacorp’s CleanTech Development Program.

The provincial venture capital and innovation agency established the program to help early-stage companies meet technical and business goals. It awards each winner as much as $50,000 in non-dilutive, non-repayable funds to help them bring their products to market. The goal is to help these

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