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ONSIDE Brings NS Global Network
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One of the unheralded benefits of Nova Scotia participating in the Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program was the vast international network it provided. And ONSIDE, the organization that grew out of the REAP experience,
Our Annual Summer Holiday
We just want to let everyone know we're taking our annual late-summer holiday this week.
Usually we take off the last week of August, but with Labour Day coming so late this year we delayed it by a few days. We'll be back with fresh news on
BioNova Names BIC Semifinalists
Life sciences industry association BioNova has announced the semifinalists for its 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition.
On Nov. 3, the eight companies will deliver virtual pitches as part of the BioPort 2020 virtual biotech
Deadlines Nearing for 4 NS Competitions
Deadlines are approaching for four startup programs for Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, all of which offer access to five-figure grants: GreenShoots, Sprint,the Accelerate Program and Spark Nova Scotia.
GreenShoots is the product of a collaboration
Hatch, UNB Offer Accelerator
Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch has announced a partnership with the University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management to increase the resources available to participants in its Startup Accelerator.
First launched in 2019, the
Region’s VC Down in 1H20, Says CVCA
The main monitor of venture capital investment in Canada is showing a decline in VC deals in Atlantic Canada in the first half of 2020, though there are signs the news on funding is not all bad.
CyberNB in Youth Job Program
New Brunswick’s cybersecurity hub, CyberNB, has been named the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Delivery Organization for the province in a program that connects eligible youth with industry partners to provide 50 internships.
The federal program
Avalon Releases Holographic Prototype
St. John’s-based Avalon Holographics has released its first-generation prototype display – a 29-inch development system that represents a significant milestone for the five-year-old company.
Avalon’s long-term goal is to use hologaphics –
MICC’s Rotational Saving App
When Jonah Chininga moved to Canada in 2014, he was surprised by how difficult it was to find his financial footing. But this challenge would eventually lead to the creation of a new fintech company MICC Financial.
Arriving from Zimbabwe to study
Milk Moovement Opens US Office
St. John’s supply chain management startup Milk Moovement is opening an office in Minneapolis to capitalize on the lucrative Midwestern dairy industry.
CEO Robert Forsythe said in an interview that Milk Moovement signed its first American client in
Curv, Eyeread Make Google for Startups
Two Atlantic Canadian companies have been accepted into the inaugural Canadian cohort of Google for Startups Canada -- a three-month virtual accelerator targeting businesses in the seed and series A funding stages.
ProcedureFlow Named Pandemic Tech Winner
Saint John-based ProcedureFlow, a knowledge management product, has been named a 2020 Pandemic Tech Innovation Award winner by U.S.-based Technology Marketing Corporation, or TMC, a business-to-business and integrated marketing media company.
