Five New Brunswick growth-stage companies will join the second cohort of Ignite Fredericton’s Export Igniter in January to learn how to build a viable export strategy.  

Cleantech, sporting goods and natural beauty products are what some of the companies will bring to this 12-week program. The five companies are:

  • Anointment Natural Skin Care Inc: This Sackville-based company has been making all-natural body products with a focus on pregnant women or new moms and babies for nearly 15 years.
  • Yanky Sports International Inc: This company, which will celebrate its one-year anniversary in January, offers a solution for runny noses for athletes. The ‘Yanky’ is a clip-on handkerchief that runners or other athletes can use as an alternative to a shirtsleeve.
  • eChart Healthcare: Based in Frederiction, eChart creates connective healthcare between senior care facilities and families. Its software-as-a-service solution digitizes patients’ charts into a cloud-based system for health-care practitioners to easily share and record patient information.  
  • WEnTech Solutions Inc: WEnTech is a waste-to-energy SaaS company that helps engineers find the most efficient way to turn waste into energy. The company, which went through the Propel ICT accelerator, won $176,000 at the Breakthru competition last spring.
  • The Best Deodorant in the World: The name speaks for itself. This New Brunswick company sells an all-natural deodorant called PitShield. The formula has been in the works for over six years and is packaged in biodegradable wrapping.

Export Igniter – the first export accelerator program in Atlantic Canada – helps companies prepare for navigating the landscape of international business. The companies will be paired with mentors, students and other professionals to learn how to reach new markets and develop a comprehensive export strategy.

 “The participants in the first Export Igniter cohort have experienced sustained growth resulting in nine full-time-equivalent jobs,” Adam Peabody, Investment Attraction and Growth Specialist with Ignite Fredericton said in a statement Wednesday.”

“We’re confident this year’s cohort is poised for similar success and look forward to working with them.”