Two Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs received Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards at a reception Tuesday for the winners of the national awards in Halifax.

Tanzina Huq, Co-Founder and CTO of Chinova Bioworks of Fredericton, received the Outstanding Entrepreneur award, and Hamed Hanafi, Founder and President of Halifax’s Novaresp Technologies, was named the Global Impact Entrepreneur.

Mitacs is a national

After doubling its revenue last year, marine technology company Kraken Robotics is expecting to deliver a repeat performance in 2019.

Despite posting a loss of just under $3 million in 2018–the latest in a series of annual deficits—Kraken’s share price has more than tripled since May 2018.

The St. John’s-based company, which trades on the TSX Venture exchange, manufactures sonar equipment and

 A one-day social media conference for the small business community will be held in Halifax on June 21.

Social Media Day Halifax will see Atlantic Canadian experts and business owners come together to share strategies that have worked for them. Speakers will share their knowledge, case studies, and best practices. Sessions are focused on providing real life examples, with actionable information

Venture Capital funding hit a lull in Atlantic Canada in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

The association, known as the CVCA, issued its quarterly data report on Tuesday, showing that Atlantic Canada raised a total of $22.4 million in the three months to March 31. It was a decline from the rabid funding witnessed in 2018, when

Halifax-based blockchain cybersecurity company Nodalblock Canada Holdings has named Joel Leetzow its new President and Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Daniel Faria, who is remaining with the company.

Leetzow, who is also joining the board of directors, comes to Halifax from Calgary, where he has spent 25 years in the tech industry.  He was most recently President and CEO of Cortex

Innovacorp has awarded four companies $25,000 each as winners of the 2019 Sprint competition.

The Nova Scotia venture capital and innovation agency holds several competitions throughout the year to provide early-stage companies with a bit of money and mentorship with which to develop their products. Sprint is a competition open to companies from all sectors and from across Nova Scotia.

The four

The regional IT accelerator Propel has announced the creation of a sales award in recognition of Gerry Pond and his contribution to the Atlantic Canadian innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Pond co-founded Propel in 2003 and has played an integral role in the organization, which helps launch tech startups in Atlantic Canada.

The Gerry Pond Sales Award will be presented each year to a

After fielding 3,000 applications, MassChallenge this month accepted 100 startups into its international accelerator for 2019, and it included only one Canadian company – Ashored Innovations of Dartmouth.

In an interview after the announcement, Ashored CEO Aaron Stevenson said he was thrilled to be accepted into the Boston-based program and spoke about the doors it will open for the company. But

Our Job of the Week column today showcases an opening for a Content Marketing Manager at Dash Hudson.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its software, called Vision, is a one-stop spot for clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos and videos.

The Job of the Week column

When Lisa Ali Learning’s sons became sick with body pain and swollen joints, she had no idea what was wrong.  It turned out the boys, then aged 12 and nine, had developed Lyme Disease.  Their illness led their mom to found AtlanTick Repellent Products, a business focused on developing natural tick repellents.

Now, Ali Learning has received a grant of up to $100,000 from the Atlantic Canada