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Deloitte TMT Show Hits NB, NS
Deloitte, the international accountancy and business consultancy, has released its 2015 predictions on technology, media and telecommunications, and launched its Canadian roadshow to showcase them.
Ahead of the tour making two stops in Atlantic
SONA Eyes Nano Production in 2015
By this summer, a new startup based in Sydney hopes to be producing gold nano particles to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue cancers.
SONA Nano Tech recently won $50,000 in Innovacorp’s Spark competition and is using the
Acadia to Host Data Seminar for SMEs
The Acadia Institute for Data Analytics will host a symposium next Tuesday on the use of data analysis for small and medium-sized businesses.
Cathy Simpson, the Vice-President of Marketing at T4G, will be the keynote speaker at the Productivity
UIT Starts to Showcase Its Progress
The UIT program at Cape Breton University reached a milestone Monday when its dozen students were to present their best ideas to the members of the One Nova Scotia Coalition.
UIT is a new technology and entrepreneurship program championed by
Founders Still Irked by SR&ED Issue
Since we reported on the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development program two months ago, we’ve heard a strong message from several Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs. They’re angry at that their claims under the program
NY Startup’s NS Development Team
Libbe Englander’s voice mail was a sign that fresh opportunities are brewing in the tech segment in Atlantic Canada.
On Tuesday, Englander called Entrevestor and left a message asking if we have a job board. She wanted to know because her
Email Opened Lures Capital, New CEO
After the sale of one of his companies, Dartmouth entrepreneur Keith Gallant is focusing on the growth of his startup, Email Opened, by bringing in more capital and a new CEO.
Gallant recently sold his website hosting service, JustHosting.ca,
Planet Hatch’s Startup Crash Course
Planet Hatch, the Fredericton-based startup hub, is hosting a three-day “pre-accelerator” to give novice entrepreneurs an introduction to the field.
The Startup Crash Course will take place on Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 at Planet Hatch in
Launching Our Latest Survey
Entrevestor today is launching its second annual campaign to collect data from startups across Atlantic Canada, with the goal of again publishing metrics that are vital to the development of the startup community.
Last year, Entrevestor surveyed
BDC, NBIF in $750K Smartpods Deal
Smartpods has raised $750,000 in equity financing to help it battle one of society’s great health problems: sitting.
The Dieppe, N.B., company makes tables that have work areas that automatically rise, fall and move from side to side to get
Fundmetric Lands BDC Investment
Continuing to gain momentum, Fundmetric of Halifax last week received a $150,000 convertible note from BDC Venture Capital.
The startup actually became the 100th startup in Canada to receive convertible notes from the VC arm of the Business
Here’s What We’re Looking for in 2015
To understand what to watch in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in 2015, take a look at Avigilon Corp.
It’s not an Atlantic Canadian company. It’s a maker of high-resolution surveillance systems based in Vancouver. But Avigilon is the
