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Privatization Could Aid Tech Growth

  • Mar 08, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

 Privatization showed its face in the Maritimes again last week, and as you might expect most officials saw nothing but pimples and buck teeth.

The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation has released a 73-page report that raised the issue of whether

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Regional VC Talks: Slow Progress

  • Feb 29, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

We’re hours away from it being official: the Atlantic Regional Venture Capital Fund will not open on schedule in February 2012. But people in the know tell me that the negotiations on hiring a manager for the fund are proceeding – they’re just

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Innovacorp Did Well Under Gross

  • Feb 28, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

Innovacorp president and CEO Clifford Gross has left an organization that is much different than the one he took over in January of 2011. It’s incredible how the Halifax-based provincial agency has evolved in a year.

I think it’s fair to say

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The Upside of R&D Funding Reform

  • Feb 24, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

The total value of the jackpot is $8.85 billion, and there are 4,269 ways to win. Am I talking about a new lottery? No. It’s the funding mechanisms for research and development offered by Canadian governments.

According to The Funding Portal, an

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The Future of R&D Funding

  • Feb 18, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

J.P. Deveau insists his concerns about pending reforms to R&D funding in Canada have little to do with his company, but, worries about how the reforms could affect younger, more vulnerable companies. Deveau is the founder and CEO of

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DeNovaMed Wins I-3 Contest

  • Feb 09, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

There’s a new star in the constellation of Atlantic Canadian startups – DeNovaMed Inc.

The Halifax biotech, which is developing a new class of compounds to battle superbug viruses, was awarded the top prize Wednesday in Innovacorp’s I-3

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Exploring The Exempt Market

  • Feb 07, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a bit of work in the exempt market dealer segment, a class of asset I didn’t even know existed until now. You don’t hear much, if anything, about it here on the East Coast, but it’s an increasingly

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Reader’s Views: Brent Newsome

  • Feb 03, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

Today, we launch our Reader's Views section, in which we publish contributions from members of the Atlantic Canadian investor and entprepreneur community. We're starting with Brent Newsome, CEO of NewPace of Bedford, N.S., writing on the need for

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Atlantic Canada Too Fragmented

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

 Last week I tried to explain the landscape of entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada to someone from Toronto. Before I continue, I should explain what I mean by “landscape.”

The person was in Halifax because he needs to learn more about

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SimplyCast Launches Version 7

  • Jan 26, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

SimplyCast, the Halifax-based multi-channel marketing company, announced today that it has launched Version 7 of its software, as we reported in November.

SimplyCast is one of the more ambitious companies I follow here, and has been since its

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GrowthWorks Funds 3 NB Firms

  • Jan 25, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

Fresh off a new investment in Newfoundland, GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund has invested $1.75 million in three companies nestled in the bustling tech community of Saint John.

GrowthWorks announced Tuesday it has invested $1.1 million in

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Viewpoint.ca Eyes Ontario Market

  • Jan 23, 2012
  • Peter Moreira

Viewpoint.ca , a Halifax-based online property data and brokerage site, is gearing up to enter the Ontario market this year if a regulatory case forces greater competition in Toronto. And the company may have to raise capital to do so.

Founder

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