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Universities Offer Virtual Events
Seven universities in Atlantic Canada are co-ordinating efforts to support student entrepreneurs by hosting virtual workshops.
Five virtual workshops for all entrepreneurs and three virtual fireside chats are being hosted by participating
Accelerate Names 5 Winners
Innovacorp has named five Nova Scotian companies to its six-month Accelerate Program, each of them receiving $50,000 in development capital and access to mentors and incubation facilities.
The Nova Scotia government’s early-stage venture capital
14 Winners in Ocean Challenge
The first Ocean Startup Challenge has awarded $25,000 each to 14 companies – 40 percent more winners than it had originally planned.
Organizers had intended to announce 10 winners but said the judges decided to extend the group of winners to 14 due
Recapping Our Funding Concerns
One part of our Atlantic Canada Startup Data report that merits closer examination is our claim that the region has a problem with early-stage funding.
This sort of funding declined in 2019 for the first time in three years, and the pandemic will
Job of the Week: Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column features an opening for a Product Marketing Manager at Dash Hudson in Halifax.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its
Hatch’s New Future of Work Program
Planet Hatch is preparing to launch a new program that prepares post-secondary students for the coming wave of employment opportunities, and it hopes to extend the program beyond New Brunswick.
The Fredericton-based innovation hub is working with
OSC Backs OceanDNA System
Canada's Ocean Supercluster said last week it is helping to fund the OceanDNA System, a project designed to change the way scientists monitor the ocean.
With a total project value of $4.9 million, the Supercluster has provided $2.2 million in
Four Startups in Health Challenge
The Health Challenge Pitch Event has named four companies to participate in its second pitching competition, which will be held Friday and award $100,000 to the winner.
Several Nova Scotian organizations this summer launched the program, which aims
Scale-Up Hub Seeks Applicants
The Scale-Up Hub: Cambridge project has extended the deadline for applications for its next cohort – which will be a virtual program – until Friday.
The program, which helps scaling companies find clients in the New England market, is looking for
UNB TME Launches I-STEM Cohort
The UNB TME group on Monday is launching its second cohort of I-STEM, a program that helps post-secondary researchers develop companies by using lean startup methodology.
Developed in partnership with George Washington University and based on the
Summer Institute Demo Day
Eight teams presented at the UNB Summer Institute's Demo Day on Wednesday, wrapping up a cohort that was conducted virtually because of the pandemic.
The University of New Brunswick’s TME group – whose formal name is the J Herbert Smith Centre for
Hatch’s Startup Management Accelerator
Fredericton-based entrepreneurship centre Planet Hatch has announced the launch of its new Startup Management Accelerator.
The accelerator will help entrepreneurs as they transition from the startup phase to fully established and growing