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Job of the Week: BlueLight Analytics
BlueLight Analytics of Halifax is searching for an Inside Sales Representative to help the company build its customer base.
BlueLight Analytics is a growth-stage tech company whose technology measures the curing light that dentists use to harden
Midgard Sells 48% Stake to Dane Creek
A day after winning $45,000 in the Spark West competition, Midgard Insect Farm Inc. has sold a large stake in its business to a merchant bank from Ontario to help fund its expansion.
Headed by veterinary researcher Joy Hillier, Windsor, NS-based
BioScript’s Journey to EY Award
The development of specialty drugs, tailored to patients’ biology, is aiding the growth of Moncton-based specialist group BioScript Pharmacy.
A specialty pharmacy focuses on providing and administering drugs to patients with complex or rare
Sortable Leads KW Winners in Fast 50
Fourteen percent of the 50 fastest-growing tech companies in Canada are found in Waterloo Region, according to the global accounting firm Deloitte.
Deloitte this week released its 2016 Tech Fast 50, which ranks the fastest-growing tech companies in
Six Winners Named In Spark West
Six startups from Western Nova Scotia will be dividing a total of $200,000 in prize money from the first Spark West competition, held by Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
Modeled on the Spark Cape Breton competition, Spark
Briefs: SimpTek, Mindset, Startup Grind
SimpTek Named to Deloitte Companies to Watch List
Fredericton’s SimpTek Technologies, a maker of energy monitoring software, has been named to Deloitte Canada’s 2016 Companies to Watch list, part of its Technology Fast 50 Awards.
Simptek was the
Samsung Buys NewNet Canada
Samsung Electronics has bought Bedford-based NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc., meaning the world’s largest electronics producer by revenue will establish a base in Nova Scotia.
It is the second time in three years that the Bedford
Are Startups Ready for a Recession?
A few weeks ago, J. P. Morgan & Co. put out a research note downplaying the impact that either presidential candidate would have on the investment world. For one thing, said the report, the winner of the election would probably have to cope with a
Palmer Pushes Growth Program Ahead
Some of Atlantic Canada’s fastest-growing companies may soon be getting an unexpected call from Steve Palmer, as he seeks to build Propel ICT’s Growth program.
The regional accelerator’s new Growth initiative is aimed at fast-growing tech companies
Job Openings: Jameson, Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column today is highlighting two jobs in Halifax – one with the Jameson Group and the other with Dash Hudson.
The Jameson Group, which is looking for an entrepreneurial project coordinator, organizes a range of events and
SabrTech Finds Clients in Thailand
After winning two international competitions in the past 14 months, Halifax clean-tech company SabrTech is focusing on plans to deploy its main product, The RiverBox, in Thailand.
SabrTech describes The RiverBox as “the world’s first modular,
Deadline Tuesday for NBIF’s Breakthru
The deadline is fast approaching to enter New Brunswick’s Breakthru competition, which offers a total prize pot of $1 million and is open to startups across the country.
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has set a deadline of 11:59 pm Nov. 15
