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Maritime DevCon Set for June 8

  • May 01, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

The sixth annual Maritime DevCon, a conference for software developers, is coming to Fredericton in June.

Maritime DevCon is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting a strong software development community on the east coast of Canada, and

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Side Door Bookings Soar in March

  • Apr 30, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

Showing the effects of its recent marketing launch, Halifax-based home-concert organizer Side Door more than tripled the number of performances it arranged in March compared with February.

The company – whose online platform matches entertainers

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Zirka Plans Gamified Dating Site

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • Avery Mullen

The Halifax-based creator of a dating app hopes to challenge the likes of Tinder and Match.com.

Frogo founder Marc Zirka plans to compete in the crowded marketplace by offering a user experience that is inspired by mobile games.

A “pilot” version

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Cooke Lands $5.6M in ACOA Funds

  • Apr 29, 2019
  • B. Jack Morse

Cooke Aquaculture announced plans Friday to expand and upgrade its hatcheries in southern New Brunswick with about $5.6 million in funding from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

According to a statement, the funding and upgrades are part of

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Adaptiiv Partners With Italy’s EZB

  • Apr 28, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Inc., the Halifax company that uses 3D printing to improve cancer treatment, has further extended its international reach by partnering with Italian peer Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG, or EZB.

EZB specializes in products used

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Cuna del Mar Buys PEI-based CAT

  • Apr 28, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Cuna del Mar, the aquaculture-focused investment group backed by Christy Walton, has purchased The Center for Aquaculture Technologies, or CAT, the P.E.I.-based research group.

The companies last week issued a statement saying that Cuna del Mar has

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Planet Hatch Names Sales Cohort

  • Apr 28, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Planet Hatch has named the five companies that will participate in its 2019 Sales Accelerator Program, which helps companies find new markets and improve their revenue base.

The Fredericton entrepreneurship hub said in a statement the program

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Enriched Founder Program at AVF

  • Apr 26, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The Atlantic Venture Forum is seeking companies to present at this year’s conference and benefit from an enriched program of content for founders.

Companies have until the end of the day Tuesday to apply to present. You can find applications here.

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30 Startups Enter Incite Phase 1

  • Apr 25, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Propel, the pan-Atlantic IT support organization, has accepted 30 companies into Phase 1 of its virtual accelerator Incite – an increase of about one-third from its first cohort of the program.

Launched with 21 companies last fall, Incite is a

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Juniper BBQ Nears 100K Units Sold

  • Apr 24, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

A few years after leaving behind the tech game and St. John’s, Jason Janes has a new company with a distinctly low-tech product – wooden barbeque scrapers.

But here's the surprising thing: the young venture called Juniper BBQ Scrapers is showing

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Dal Launches 100K Competition

  • Apr 23, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

Dalhousie University is inviting startup founders to apply for its annual 100K Competition, in which winning teams receive $10,000 in non-dilutive funding and entry into the university’s accelerator.

Dal’s 100K Competition, now in its sixth year,

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Using Startups to Spur Growth

  • Apr 22, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

One reason Jason Martell has grown his business Inside Out Cleaning Services so strongly in recent years is his partnerships with Halifax-area startups, which have helped him to adopt a growth strategy and new technology.

Based in Blockhouse, on

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