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Lunney Nears Pilot in Fredericton
There’s nothing like finding a possible early adopter to stoke the entrepreneurial fires, and right now Melissa Lunney seems stoked.
Lunney is the Founder and CEO of AppDigenous Development Inc., a young company whose technology opens doors
Hailing the Benefits of Bioscience
What if we told you that New Brunswick could revitalize its economy, retain young workers and help the environment to boot?
It might sound too good to be true, but it’s not. The bioeconomy can do all of those things and more. Some of those efforts
Steve Blank Coming to NS May 30
Steve Blank is coming to Halifax.
The father of the lean startup movement will be giving a fireside chat at Dalhousie University on May 30. He will be hosted by Launch Dal, whose founders Mary Kilfoil and Ed Leach adopted Blank’s methodology when
Lenarduzzi Joins AVF Speakers
The Atlantic Venture Forum, which will take place June 27 and 28 in Halifax, has added digital content expert Sunny Lenarduzzi to its list of keynote speakers.
Lenarduzzi is an award-winning social media strategist and consultant. Working with such
Sustane Eyes New Contracts in ‘17
Sustane Technologies, the Nova Scotia company that turns garbage into eco-fuel, has broken ground on its Chester plant and expects to have it operational in a year. The plant is expected to cost $16 million-$17 million.
The company came to
Rise Focuses on Two Initiatives
Rise, a Fredericton-based company dedicated to encouraging the use of sustainable materials in home renovations, is planning to launch two new services to help generate cash flow.
The company was founded two years ago, and has grown its user base
Halifax’s PI Wins First Chinese Client
Halifax-based life sciences services provider Partner International has signed up one of the largest healthcare groups in China, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, as its first client in the Middle Kingdom.
The company known as PI announced the
NB Unveils Innovation Funding
With Innovation Week taking place in New Brunswick, the provincial government has announced new funding for two leading innovation agencies and new money for the Innovation Voucher Fund.
In the first of two innovation-related announcements, Premier
What Canada’s First E-ID Will Mean
Three years ago, I saw the future when I witnessed Estonia’s digital government initiatives. For me, the genie was out of the bottle and I couldn't shake the vision. Since that day, I only see what's possible when it comes to New Brunswick. The
New Brunswick’s Airport Problem
Business people and entrepreneurs are told to go to where their potential investors and customers are. Often, they are in cities like Boston and New York.
Though hopping on a plane and flying right to these places seems easy enough, it’s not so
Spritely’s App To Aid Newcomers
As it prepares for the soft launch of its product in the coming weeks, Spritely Technologies Inc. has been accepted into the summer 2017 Project Incubation Bootcamp in Halifax.
Founded by serial entrepreneur and hyper-networker Akram Al-Otumi,
Innovation Week Launched in NL
Newfoundland and Labrador launched its fourth annual Innovation Week on Monday with the theme of “innovative thinking”.
The week brings businesses, investors, inventors, youth and other stakeholders together to find ways to grow the province’s key
