Twisted Oak Studios Bought by River

Twisted Oak Studios, a Halifax gaming studio specializing in virtual reality, was bought for millions of dollars by River Studios of San Francisco.

The deal was signed in August, and it allowed Twisted Oak, now named River Canada, to remain in Halifax, grow its development team and sharpen its focus on the growing business of virtual reality.

“It provides a lot of stability,” said co-founder

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Jobs of the Week: Timeless Group

Today in Jobs of the Week, we’re featuring four jobs available with Charlottetown-based Timeless Group of Companies – three with Timeless Veterinary Systems and one with Timeless Medical Systems.

Timeless Veterinary Systems is a specialized software development company that creates innovative products for veterinary professionals. Timeless Medical makes mobile, point of care clinical

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Propel Applications to Close Friday

Propel ICT is asking a new batch of startups in the region to apply for its next cohort after announcing that senior members of its last program raised $2.3 million in venture capital investment.

Atlantic Canada’s regional tech accelerator will close applications Friday for its 2016 cohort, which will feature for the first time a session in Charlottetown. You can find application forms here.

Propel runs two simultaneous channels in its cohort. Propel Build is a program based in Moncton for more mature companies that need to scale their businesses and increase revenues. Propel Launch is a

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From Journalism to Entrepreneurship

With her varied and adaptable work life, Angela Mombourquette considers herself a very modern journalist. The establishment of her website, LifeAfterGluten.ca, has also made her an entrepreneur.

Now, in addition to freelance writing and teaching journalism, she is learning how to monetize her site and build a community of users.

The site was created after Mombourquette was diagnosed with celiac

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Canada Unveils Plan to Boost Exports

Canadian businesses hoping to break into international markets can now apply for financial assistance from a new federal program announced Tuesday at Communitech.

The new program called CanExport intends to encourage small and medium-sized Canadian businesses to participate in global markets by reimbursing companies for as much as 50 percent of the costs associated with becoming export-ready.

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ClearPicture Plans 2nd JUDI Release

ClearPicture plans to release a second version of its mobile survey application, JUDI, at the end of January, having released the first version on Nov. 4.

ClearPicture has been creating online surveys since 1995. The Halifax-based company was one of the first in the online survey industry. It offers surveys to capture insights around things like employee engagement, community newspaper

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5 Hot Topics in #Startupeast in 2016

Happy New Year, everyone. As we get into the groove of being back at work, let’s take a look at five things to look out for in the Atlantic Canadian startup segment in 2016.

Herding gazelles

A gazelle, in business-speak, is a company that has increased revenues by at least 20 per cent annually four or more years in a row, starting from a base of at least $1 million. Ten to 20 of these beasts

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