Boondoc’s MRR To Hit $140K in Jan.

Before discussing his survey of 1,450 physicians about tax reform, Blair J. Ryan was more than happy to discuss the financial success his company, Boondoc, has been enjoying lately.

Halifax-based Boondoc is best known as the holding company for The Rounds, a social network for Canadian physicians which was launched four years ago. Last year, Boondoc launched a sister organization called QID,

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SMU’s New Multicultural Sales Course

The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University will hold an information session Thursday for its new sales course, Sell Beyond Borders.

The information session will be held at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1334 Summer Street, at 11:30 a.m.  You can register for the information session here.

Bruce Good, one of the instructors in the program, will take the audience through a quick

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Immigration Event Planned for Halifax

Startup Halifax and The Halifax Library will host an event on Oct. 16 to educate people on the processes available to foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada.

In particular, the free session is targeting three groups: international students who wish to stay in Canada; entrepreneurs from other nations who are interested in establishing businesses here; and Canadian businesses interested in

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Jobs: Dash Hudson’s Sales Dev Rep

Dash Hudson has an opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax, and this is the focus of Job of the Week today.

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

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How Would Reforms Affect Startups?

Like many entrepreneurs, Alastair Trower recently told his member of Parliament of his outrage about the proposed tax reforms, which are being billed as an attempt to ensure fairness in the tax system.

A veteran of the startup world, Trower heads Cove Business Development, a consulting company that helps Nova Scotian startups bring products to the market. He has added his voice to the chorus of

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DemoCamp Set for Halifax Oct. 10

The countdown is on for DemoCamp Halifax, which is set to take place Oct. 10 at Pier 21 in Halifax.

DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential investors. The catch? No PowerPoint presentations.

DemoCamp, which was first held in Halifax in 2011, is about getting your product to work in front of an audience.

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Ignite Fredericton Nabs 2 IEDC Awards

Ignite Fredericton announced Wednesday it has received two Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the Washington, D.C.-based International Economic Development Council.

The Fredericton economic development agency won Gold for the Fredericton Community Profile in the category of General Purpose Print Brochure, and Silver for Planet Hatch in the Entrepreneurship category.

The awards were

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Hudson To Lead Sequence Bio’s SAB

Sequence Bio has named American scientist Kathy Hudson, who held a senior role at the National Institutes of Health during the Obama administration, as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board.

The St. John’s company, which is researching the genetic traits of Newfoundlanders for drug research, said Tuesday that Hudson will offer expertise in population genomics projects. The company aims to

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