Umlah Joins Spring Loaded as COO

Spring Loaded Technology has hired Dawn Umlah, previously the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Innovacorp, as its Chief Operating Officer.

Dartmouth-based Spring Loaded, which makes knee braces that add power to the knee, is growing its team to meet the demand for its Levitation Knee Brace, which will launch later this year. As Spring Loaded Technology’s COO, Umlah

Oded Hermoni has lived, created and invested in business in the top two regions for startups: Israel and Silicon Valley. Hermoni discussed valuation, acquisition strategy and profit and loss at his Wednesday night fireside chat at Startup Grind. However, he said that this is the No. 1 thing to take away from his fireside chat:

“Tech and innovation is about people.”

The man has invested in

Boosting entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia means igniting the enthusiasm of the young. This is work that has recently won national recognition for Halifax-based CEED, the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Education and Development.

Founded by the provincial government more than 20 years ago, CEED won this year’s RBC Community Partner Award for its involvement with more than 2,000 youth each year.

“We

Dash Hudson is growing rapidly, and its openings for a product manager and junior brand strategist headline our Jobs of the Week column today.

The Halifax startup launched two-and-a-half years ago and has developed a tool for analyzing the market response to Instagram posts. It now bills itself as a smarter way to grow on Instagram.

In May, CEO Thomas Rankin told Entrevestor that the company

The Nova Scotia government on Wednesday resurrected its plan to establish another venture capital fund in the province, and is seeking a private partner to lead the fund and most likely invest in it.

The government of Stephen McNeil first mooted the possibility of a new fund about two years ago. The VC community in and outside the region had expected a request for proposals, or RFP, in the

When Chris VanHorne bought his own small plane with seven other pilots, he wished there were some system that automatically compiled the flight logs.

There is now.

VanHorne set up a company to make one.

An engineer by training, VanHorne teamed up with developer Peter Osif to form Argyle Shore, P.E.I.-based Airbly, which has created hardware and software that can be installed in private

Tim Burke wandered through the empty half of Affinio’s office to the meeting room where the interview would take place.

In the early morning sunshine, this half of the open-plan office was an expanse of empty tables, and a ping pong table, but no sign of anyone working – so far.

“Oh, it will fill up,” Burke said with an easy smile when he was seated.

When Affinio, the company Burke heads,

An overwhelming majority of students studying at Atlantic Canadian universities and colleges want to stay in the region but have grave concerns about opportunities here, a new poll shows.

The poll by Corporate Research Associates also found that a mere two per cent of university and college grads want to start their own business.

The survey of 4,643 graduates of 21 post-secondary institutions

Government and geeks came together in downtown Charlottetown on Friday to officially open the Startup Zone, the new incubator for young businesses on P.E.I.

The 3,600-square-foot facility at Water and Queen streets has enough space for about 16 companies, and will be a work zone for tech and innovation startups as well as other entrepreneurial pursuits. It will also be the P.E.I. base for Propel

Resson’s new motto could be: Have Money. Will Hire.

The Fredericton agriculture technology company last week announced it had raised US$11 million (C$14 million) from Monsanto Growth Ventures and other investors to expand its team and open a Silicon Valley office.  Now the company has fours openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board and is the highlight today of our Jobs of the Week column.