Smooth Meal Prep Eyes Franchising
The food delivery startup has hired Simplycity Designs to shepherd the process.
Halifax food delivery startup Smooth Meal Prep has hired organizational design firm Simplycity Designs to help with a franchising strategy and is eyeing expansion into a
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Ajibola Joins Venn Board
New Brunswick startup hub Venn Innovation has added a new board member: Welkom-U Chief Executive Oluwatosin "Tosin" Ajibola, whose company finished a closed test of its software last month.
Ajibola, a recent immigrant to Canada, started Welkom-U
Region Losing Ground in VC
Here are two ways to look at the funding environment in Atlantic Canada in 2021: it will likely be the second-best year ever, or it will likely be the worst year since 2014.
If you dive into data provided by the Canadian Venture Capital & Private
Volta LEAP Deadline is Dec. 23
Halifax startup hub Volta has opened applications for its free LEAP program, which aims to prepare entrepreneurs to submit an application to a startup accelerator, such as Creative Destruction Lab or Techstars.
Created in 2019 and headed-up by
Centre for Women in Business Readies Accelerator
Halifax’s Centre for Women in Business will launch a virtual accelerator for women tech entrepreneurs beginning Feb. 25. Its aim is to introduce founders of companies with revenues to the fundamentals of running a business before they join more
IGNITE, Discovery Centre Plot STEAM Recruitment
Halifax science museum The Discovery Centre and rural innovation hub IGNITE have announced a joint project to encourage Grade 12 students to pursue careers in “STEAM” fields -- science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
The Discovery Centre