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Oleg Yefymov: Born To Be a Founder

  • Aug 14, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

Oleg Yefymov has always been entrepreneurial — by necessity and inclination.

As a child in Ukraine, the founder and CEO of Yomes, a site for landlords and tenants, had to help feed his family. Later, he learned about entrepreneurship

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Please Vote for The Creator Program

  • Aug 14, 2015
  • Peter and Carol Moreira

Here’s a chance to help out The Creator Program, an Atlantic Canadian initiative that could benefit the ecosystem in the region.

Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young teens in the Halifax area, starting in St. Margaret’s

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Press Release: Pilot Targets Grads

  • Aug 14, 2015

Venor Search Group, OneNS and Equals6 have issued the following press release:

Pilot Aimed to Keep Graduates in Nova Scotia Launched by Venor Search Group

Venor Search Group (Venor) is pleased to announce the launch of an initiative to connect

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Clarifying the Murky Crowdfunding Rules

  • Aug 13, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The rules governing equity crowdfunding in Canada are evolving and will likely get more confusing before they get clearer.

This isn’t just a Canadian thing. They might be even more complex in the United States, where 22 states and the District

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In Praise of NB’s Biotech Community

  • Aug 12, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

When Mycodev founder Brennan Sisk appeared with New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant to announce the company’s $500,000 funding in March, he knew it was a celebration for more than his company.

The funding announcement by the New Brunswick

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Mason on Teaching Entrepreneurship

  • Aug 11, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

One of Scotland’s leading educators in entrepreneurship has developed a special affinity for New Scotland.

Colin Mason, a professor at the Adam Smith School of Business at the University of Glasgow, has already been in Halifax and Sydney this

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Eye on KW: PiinPoint’sHomecoming

  • Aug 10, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Having already completed the vaunted Y Combinator accelerator in Silicon Valley, you’d think a startup would have little to gain from a Canadian accelerator.

But as demonstrated by PiinPoint, a Kitchener-based real estate analysis company, you’d

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Murphy To Attend Women’s Bootcamp

  • Aug 10, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Sarah Murphy, the CEO and Co-Founder of St. John’s-based Sentinel Alert, has been selected for the  Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp at Communitech in Kitchener-Waterloo, which aims to help women-run businesses to scale.

The second-annual bootcamp

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Robertson Developing Talent Pipeline

  • Aug 07, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

It’s well known that North America suffers from a shortage of tech talent and skills. It’s a problem that Doug Robertson, president and CEO of Moncton’s Venn Centre, is addressing through targeted programming and partnerships.

Venn’s own

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Crowdfunding Event at Summer St.

  • Aug 07, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

PropelICT’s information session on equity crowdfunding and related issues on Monday is now taking place at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre at 1344 Summer Street.

The organization had planned another venue but had to make the change yesterday.

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Bitness Lands First Customers

  • Aug 06, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

A 15-year-old who creates a device that can track customer traffic is impressive, but it’s nothing compared with a 16-year-old who turns that device into a bona fide business.

Alex Gillis, the 16-year-old founder of Bitness, did just that. After

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Correction: Crowdfunding Event Monday

  • Aug 06, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

[Note: We have received new information from the organizers and the venue has been changed to the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre.]

 

PropelICT has organized an information session on equity crowdfunding and related issues in Halifax on Monday.

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