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Oasis Farmery: Aquaponics Pioneers

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Imagine, if you will, a goldfish tank sitting in your kitchen, with a vegetable and herb garden sitting on top of it. The waste from the goldfish fertilizes the plants, a process that in turn cleans the water for the fish. Now imagine your family

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Summ’er Up! to Expand Next Year

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

As they wrapped up their first Summ’er Up! Accelerator on Monday, Mary Killfoil and Ed Leach announced the program will expand next year, thanks to a $100,000 donation from the John Dobson foundation.

Kilfoil and Leach, who teach business,

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Irap Funding on the Rise

  • Aug 11, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Irap funding has returned almost to Economic Action Plan levels – and the rise has been especially strong in New Brunswick.

The National Research Council’s Industrial Assistant Program, known as Irap, is a cornerstone program of startup

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Profile: MacAusland Extends Reach

  • Aug 08, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

With this week’s announcement of new collaborations with regional partners Planet Hatch and Volta Labs, East Coast startup accelerator Launch36 is moving one step closer to its goal of being a truly regional organization.

On Wednesday, the

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David King Leaves Genesis for Qatar

  • Aug 07, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Genesis Group of St. John’s, which operates one of the most successful business incubators in the country, will soon enter a new phase of its development — but without the man who has steered the firm for the past two decades.

David King,

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Wagepoint Launches in the U.S.

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Having attracted its 500th client by focusing on Canada, Wagepoint last month launched in the U.S. and is now offering its online payroll service in all 50 states.

Wagepoint offers an affordable solution to help businesses perform all the tasks

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Press Release: Propel, Volta & Hatch

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

PropelICT, the regional accelerator program, released the following press release yesterday, announcing its partnership with Planet Hatch and Volta Labs:

Launch36 Announces Launch of "Start", "Build" Tracks

For immediate release

Moncton, NB

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Press Release: Startup Calendar

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Atlantic Media Group issued the following press release last week:

Atlantic Mentor Group Launches Startup Calendar in Halifax

July 31, 2014 – Halifax, NS

Today marks the official launch of Startup Calendar, an online tool to enable

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VidSnippets Eyes Autumn Launch

  • Aug 05, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

To enter the pitching competition at Invest Atlantic this year, entrepreneurs must submit a one-minute video introducing their business, and they can highlight the most enticing 10 seconds using an exciting piece of technology being developed in

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Profile: Building a Metamaterials Hub

  • Aug 01, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

Now that Dartmouth-based Metamaterials Technology has signed a partnership agreement with Airbus, founder and CEO George Palikaras aims to turn Atlantic Canada into a centre for producing optical metamaterials.

Palikaras has developed

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Persistence Pays Off for eOLIO

  • Jul 31, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Traci Johnstone’s story is a study of tenacity and style, and she has poured those two facets into the startup she’s launching this year, eOLIO.

The startup — the name is a shortening of e-portfolio — is an online tool that helps people present

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FounderFuel Accepts Brownie Points

  • Jul 30, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Brownie Points, the St. John’s startup that has developed a customer loyalty tool for small retailers, has been accepted into the Montreal accelerator FounderFuel, offering it a chance to grow in a major Canadian city.

The company now has its

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