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Founders Should Understand Sales from the Start: Kent Summers
Government grants are valuable but Atlantic Canada’s technical founders need to stop focusing on perfecting their products and understand their own sales propositions and strategies straight off the bat, says Kent Summers, a Boston-based B2B sales
Tribute to Brian Flood Set for Today
A celebration of the life of Brian Flood, a co-founder of the pioneering cybersecurity startup Q1 Labs, will be held Monday, Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. at the Wu Conference Centre at the University of New Brunswick.
Book Explores Frustrations of Today’s Manager
Employees resistant to returning to the office, the changing face of AI, older and more experienced direct reports, and employee mental health are among the big issues challenging today’s managers, according to Modern Manager: Conquering the Five
Rogers Wins with Plastic Solution
Fresh off her big win at an international science contest, Dalhousie University student Dina Rogers is aiming to transform our relationship with plastic with a novel method of deconstructing waste, allowing plastic constituents to be re-used.
Experience Ventures Coming to Region’s Students
A national program that pairs students with startups and businesses for work experience is set to bring more opportunity to the region’s students.
The Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax is now the
Sandpiper, Tribe Make Progress on New Funds
Two Atlantic Canadian investment groups that back under-represented founders are working on new funds that could bring millions of dollars to high-growth companies.
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs,
Dan Oshodin joins Tribe as COO
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the support organization for BIPOC founders, has named Dan Oshodin Chief Operations Officer.
Oshodin, formerly Growth Funding and Investment Strategy Manager at startup hub Volta, has experience helping entrepreneurs
Atlantic Technology Summit Coming Up
The Atlantic Technology Summit will take place Nov. 20 in Halifax with the theme of Innovate, Integrate, Empower: Human-Centric Solutions for a Connected World.
The Keynote – Possibility Executed, Determining the Future of Your Organization in an
InnovateNB Names Top Innovators
Last night, the third InnovateNB celebration honoured innovators from New Brunswick’s economy and heard a keynote address by new premier Susan Holt.
The awards ceremoney in Moncton was preceded by an afternoon of wide-ranging discussions with an
$50 million BioAccelerator Coming to PEI
Work has begun on a new BioAccelerator in Charlottetown. Financed by the federal and provincial governments, the facility is designed to support Canada's expanding bioscience industry.
Spearheaded by the PEI BioAlliance, a private sector-led
Tech Forward Award Winners Named
Digital Nova Scotia last week honoured members of the province’s tech community with its Tech Forward Awards, recognizing diverse contributors and contributions to the province's ecosystem.
The winners are:
Diversity and Inclusion Award: MOC
InnovateNB Award Finalists Unveiled
Finalists have been announced for the third annual InnovateNB Awards, which recognizes innovators from all sectors of the province’s economy.
Winners will be revealed at the awards event to be held November 13 at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton.