Jobs of the Week: 2 at Dash Hudson

Dash Hudson, the fast-growing visual marketing company, has a pair of openings at its Halifax headquarters, and they headline our Jobs of the Week column today.

The Halifax-based company has an opening for a Sales Development Representative and a Junior Product Manager.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social

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AVSS Joins NASA Project in Reno

It’s a big deal when a startup finds a partner with global reach, but AVSS of New Brunswick has just found a partner whose operations extend to the far reaches of the galaxy.

Rothesay-based AVSS announced this week that it is working with the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, or NASA, and others on a pioneering project to ensure drone safety in urban environments.

The two-year-old

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Volta Cohort Entries Open Till April 3

Volta, Canada’s East Coast innovation hub, has opened applications for the fourth edition of its Volta Cohort pitching competition, which promises investment of as much as $25,000 to each winner.

Halifax-based Volta began the Volta Cohort two years ago to provide pre-seed funding for early-stage companies, so that companies have enough capital to develop a product and get off the ground. Since

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BioLoggers’ $125K Post-Pivot Raise

If a pre-seed company can raise $125,000 from angel investors in 10 minutes, it’s obvious the company has done something right.

In the case of Maritime BioLoggers, what they did right was pivot to help hospitals and pharmaceutical companies improve the transportation of blood samples.

The Halifax company got started a few years ago to help chart the movement of marine species, but last year it

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Vertiball Launches Kickstarter Drive

A New Brunswick entrepreneur wants to change the way people approach treating muscle pain.

Curtis Kennedy is the founder of Vertiball, a portable, mountable, rolling massager. The company launched its Kickstarter campaign to manufacture its first order on Tuesday.

Vertiball started out of a personal need for Kennedy. He was looking for a better way to care for his back and muscles after

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Liftoff Is Part of John Swan’s Legacy

Jake Swan started Liftoff Capital to help entrepreneurs link up with investors, peers and mentors, but now he sees it as part of the legacy of his late father, the Saint John tech entrepreneur John Swan.

Jake Swan grew up hearing his father, a serial entrepreneur who was Executive Chairman of the tech consultancy Encore Interactive, say entrepreneurs’ greatest challenges are finding investors

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