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Marketing in the ‘New Normal’
Marketing specialist Katelyn Bourgoin and her CustomerCamp team are launching a new online community called Marketing Mastermind to help marketers and entrepreneurs navigate the new business environment.
Marketing Mastermind is a free pop-up
Do You Need Help with PR Strategy?
Need help telling your story? I know of a few people who can help.
I’m reaching out mainly to companies who are doing well in the current environment, or ones who have funding and are in a holding pattern until the environment improves. If your
A 2nd Take on Wage Support for Startups
I did something today I haven’t done before: I removed an opinion piece from Entrevestor because I became aware my analysis was wrong.
On Tuesday night, I posted a column arguing the federal wage support program would benefit Atlantic Canadian
White: Measures Needed To Unlock VC Market
In the discussion about support for startups, Jeff White is worried about positioning the companies that survive the current crisis so they can resume their previous growth.
The CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation says the fabric of
NGen Grants Sona Nano $4.1M
Halifax-based Sona Nanotech has secured a $4.1 million grant from NGen, Canada's advanced manufacturing supercluster, to commercialize its Covid-19 rapid-response antigen test.
With a mission of producing gold nanoparticles for diagnostic testing,
Covid-19 Tool for Doctors
A digital COVID-19 risk stratification and screening survey has been announced by Charlottetown-founded GetOn Health, maker of a telehealth platform for doctors.
Called SecurePass, the new feature is being launched in partnership with clinical
Rodgers No Longer CEO of Volta
Halifax-based Volta and its CEO Jesse Rodgers have parted ways, four years after he joined the largest innovation hub in Atlantic Canada.
Jevon MacDonald, who chairs the Volta Board, sent out a memo to stakeholders Monday to say Rodgers has
Gray Wolf Launches Covid-19 App
Fredericton-based Gray Wolf Analytics has responded to Covid-19 by launching SafeContact, an app that helps with tracking and tracing the movements of individuals through the crisis.
Gray Wolf started business only last year and its core focus is a
Milk Moovement in 2 US Accelerators
St. John’s-based Milk Moovement has been accepted into the Food-X program in New York City, having also joined the Thrive accelerator in Silicon Valley, meaning it is simultaneously going through two American accelerators.
Both these food-related
PM Outlines Programs for SMEs
The federal government is preparing to cover 75 percent of the wages of qualifying small and medium-sized businesses for three months, as well as extending these companies interest-free loans.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measures at
Cyno To Launch Mental Health Aid
St. John’s-based Cyno, which has developed a healthcare platform offering secure online health services, has struck a partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association, Newfoundland and Labrador Division.
Under the partnership, the two groups
What’s Happening and What’s To Come in #Startupeast
I’ve spent a lot of time this week talking to support organizations and founders about the Covid-19 crisis – about what’s happening on the ground, how we are responding, and what should happen next.
It’s difficult to see through the fog right now,