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Tribe Offers Consulting Advisory Services Grant
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the region’s support hub for BIPOC founders, is offering entrepreneurs a Consulting Advisory Services Grant (CAS).
The grant supports Black-owned businesses in Atlantic Canada by providing access to expertise that helps
Singh Celebrated by Alma Mater
Shubhra Singh, CEO of Halifax-based EmployNXT has received the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Saint Mary's University.
Singh is a co-founder of EmployNXT, which has developed an artificial intelligence system to help match employers
Tribe Networking in New Brunswick and Halifax
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs, is holding two networking sessions in New Brunswick next week. They are:
Tribe at ConnexionWorks in Saint John, Dec 4, 5 to 7pm. The event is free. Register here.
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Health Entrepreneurs Win in innovation Den
The second Innovation Den contest run by Halifax-based QEII Foundation and the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub has boosted three young health innovation companies with $170,000 of funds.
The contest was set up last year with money provided by
IGNITE Recognized Again
As well as winning Nova Scotia’s recent Provincial Spotlight Award, rural innovation hub IGNITE Atlantic is celebrating taking the Science Champion Award.
The Provincial Spotlight Award, presented by Digital Nova Scotia, celebrates organizations
Founders Should Understand Sales from the Start: Kent Summers
Government grants are valuable but Atlantic Canada’s technical founders need to stop focusing on perfecting their products and understand their own sales propositions and strategies straight off the bat, says Kent Summers, a Boston-based B2B sales
Tribute to Brian Flood Set for Today
A celebration of the life of Brian Flood, a co-founder of the pioneering cybersecurity startup Q1 Labs, will be held Monday, Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. at the Wu Conference Centre at the University of New Brunswick.
Book Explores Frustrations of Today’s Manager
Employees resistant to returning to the office, the changing face of AI, older and more experienced direct reports, and employee mental health are among the big issues challenging today’s managers, according to Modern Manager: Conquering the Five
Rogers Wins with Plastic Solution
Fresh off her big win at an international science contest, Dalhousie University student Dina Rogers is aiming to transform our relationship with plastic with a novel method of deconstructing waste, allowing plastic constituents to be re-used.
Experience Ventures Coming to Region’s Students
A national program that pairs students with startups and businesses for work experience is set to bring more opportunity to the region’s students.
The Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax is now the
Sandpiper, Tribe Make Progress on New Funds
Two Atlantic Canadian investment groups that back under-represented founders are working on new funds that could bring millions of dollars to high-growth companies.
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs,
Dan Oshodin joins Tribe as COO
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the support organization for BIPOC founders, has named Dan Oshodin Chief Operations Officer.
Oshodin, formerly Growth Funding and Investment Strategy Manager at startup hub Volta, has experience helping entrepreneurs