Dash Hudson’s opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax is the focus of this edition of Job of the Week.

Halifax-based Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its corporate clients to create and distribute photos and video, then analyze their impact. The system is an integrated solution to predict, measure, and enhance engagement across all visual

Anne​ ​Whelan of St. John’s and the University of New Brunswick walked away as the big winners at the regional Startup Canada Awards celebration in Fredericton on Thursday night.

Whelan,​ ​President​ ​and​ ​CEO of ​Seafair​ ​Capital​ ​Inc., was named Entrepreneur of the Year for Atlantic Canada. Seafair is a diversified investment firm that has backed nine companies that together employ more

Two Atlantic Canadian companies – Fredericton-based SomaDetect and Jaza Energy, which based in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick – have been named to the prestigious CIX Top 20 by the Canadian Innovation Exchange.

Jaza is a solar energy startup that operates in Sub-Saharan Africa. By building solar charging stations in off-grid communities, Jaza powers households by selling their customers

As Somru BioScience puts the finishing touches on its new 5,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlottetown, its leaders are already talking about doubling its size next year and eventually building a 20,000-square foot facility.

The reason for the aggressive expansion plans is the company, which has developed a series of tools for the early detection of diseases, recently formed a joint venture

Celebrated author and tech guru Alistair Croll will be the keynote speaker at Invest Atlantic, which for the first time is being held in St. John’s.

For the past eight years, Invest Atlantic has aimed to be a meeting place of founders, funders and support organizations from around the region. Organized by Jameson Consulting Group, the conference was held in Halifax for several years before

The University of New Brunswick has announced the creation of a post-doctoral fellowship program focused on innovation, the latest in a string of initiatives at UNB to enhance the development of new technologies.

The Fredericton university said in a statement on Tuesday it had received a $1.25 million gift from The McCain Foundation, which will fund the new fellowships.

The goal is to equip PhD

A startup event is taking place in Halifax next Monday that isn’t really about startups. It’s a showcase for high-growth innovation companies, most with international customers. With luck, the attendees will include the broader business community, as this is the perfect opportunity to witness the potential of the startup community.

Startup Halifax will host the free showcase Sept. 11 at the

Innovacorp last week named its new boss and unveiled the makeup of its new-and-improved Spark competition. And the Nova Scotia innovation agency is expected to have a third announcement later this month – the winner of the competition to set up a new venture capital fund in Halifax.

Malcom Fraser has been selected as the President and CEO of the Crown corporation. He will take over from Stephen

Today, our Jobs of the Week column is featuring two openings at dynamic startups in Halifax – Dash Hudson is looking for a Customer Success Representative and DGI Clinical needs an office manager and bookkeeper.

Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its corporate clients to create and distribute photos and video, then analyze their impact. The system is an

As we have done every year, we're taking a brief holiday from Entrevestor in the last week of August. 

So unless there's big, big news new week, you won't be hearing from us until the Tuesday after Labour Day. Then we'll dive into a busy, busy autumn. 

Take care. Peter and Carol.