DHX’s WildBrain Surging on YouTube

Here’s a little-known fact about children’s animation company DHX Media — its fastest-growing segment is the one that posts free content on YouTube.

The Halifax- and Toronto-based company released results last week for the quarter ending Dec. 31, and the company said its organic revenue growth (which excludes acquired businesses) was 37 per cent. But what’s interesting is WildBrain, DHX’s wholly

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Saint John Mulls Adopter Program

A city councillor in Saint John has put forth a motion for the city to create an early adopter program that could help budding businesses find and land government contracts.

Councillor Greg Norton presented this motion to council early February. He says the program would create a mutually beneficial relationship between the city and its innovative entrepreneurs.

“The city has problems that

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With Cash, Swept Ramps up Staffing

Having raised US$2 million late last year, janitorial software producer Swept is now beefing up its team and aiming to hire just the right staff.

And the Halifax-based company is also doing its best to make sure the hires take place in Atlantic Canada.

Matt Cooper, the COO and co-founder of Swept, told about 40 Dalhousie University students and entrepreneurs at Launch Dal’s Fireside Chat last

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Stash Energy Enters CTA in Denver

A New Brunswick clean energy startup is participating in an accelerator that will help them develop their business south of the border.

Last November, Stash Energy was chosen to participate in the Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) for clean-energy based in Denver, Colorado. The accelerator helps with selected high-growth, high-potential startups raise capital, do research and development,

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A New Diagnostic Tool for Hearing

Guy Earle is a standup comedian with a huge ambition: He hopes to change the way we diagnose hearing loss.

Earle is the president of Halifax-based IObIO, which is building a portable device called the BioBox. The box captures and analyzes data for clinical and scientific research and can be customized for different industries by using external plug-ins. It would reduce costs and improve

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Jobs: Harbr, Masitek, Pharm3r

We have three positions to highlight from Harbr, Masitek Instruments and Pharm3r in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Harbr, which is searching for a React Front End Developer, is a Halifax-based company that developed a mobile app for big construction companies to manage data on large projects, improving efficiency over time.

Masitek, a technology solutions company that specializes in helping

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