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Sales Atlantic in Sydney Sept 9-10
Sales Atlantic, a two-day workshop to teach sales skills to Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs, will take place in the Sydney area Sept. 9 and 10.
The program will feature such sales and marketing experts as Skaled Sales Training founder Jake Dunlap,
Innovacorp Programs: Deadlines Near
Innovacorp is offering mentoring and tens of thousands in non-dilutive financing to Nova Scotian startups through four programs, whose entry deadlines are rapidly approaching.
The Nova Scotia government’s venture capital group has opened
MUN, Acadia Centres Land $1.9M
The entrepreneurship programs at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Acadia University in Wolfville are receiving grants totaling almost $1.9 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and provincial governments.
ACOA, the federal
TablePlus Sets Up in Halifax
Having caught the attention of some of the world’s largest corporations, two Vietnamese entrepreneurs have now chosen Nova Scotia as their company’s new home.
Henry Pham and Joe Nguyen are the creators of TablePlus, a computer program that helps
PurelyHR Launches Performance
Dieppe, NB-based PurelyHR has launched an employee-evaluation product called Performance, the latest module within its human resources management platform used by small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.
PurelyHR, the public brand for
ACOA Backs Springboard with $9.6M
Springboard Atlantic will receive $9.6 million in funding from the federal government to continue providing a bridge between industry and Atlantic Canadian academia for the next three years.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency announced the
B4C Start Registration Open
Registration is open for the autumn cohort of the B4C Start program at the B4Change Social Enterprise Accelerator in Fredericton.
A social enterprise is a business that does good in addition to making money. The Start program is for people with
Thwarting Jet-Lag with LED Acupuncture
A retired physiotherapist from New Waterford, Cape Breton, is the driving force behind a project to create a device that can prevent such conditions as jet-anxiety, motion sickness, and even hangovers.
Joan Chiasson-MacDonald operates Yin and Yang
Feds Support Women-led Ventures
The federal government has announced almost $10 million for Atlantic Canadian companies led by women, or organizations in the region advancing women’s entrepreneurship.
On Monday, Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, was in
QUBER’s $450K Raise Led by NBIF
QUBER, the Moncton company whose smartphone app helps people save money, has raised $450,000, in equity funding led by a $200,000 contribution from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
NBIF issued a statement on Monday announcing the round,
Jobs: 2 Openings at Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today showcases a couple of openings at Dash Hudson in Halifax – for a Sales Development Representative and an Account Executive.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients
German Firm Invests in Focus FS
St. John’s-based Focus Field Solutions Inc. has sold a stake to Germany’s Dräger Safety AG, which will help to sell the company’s digital industrial safety solutions in global markets.
Focus FS issued a statement this week saying Lübeck,