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Jobs: NB Government, Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column is highlighting two internships with the province of New Brunswick and two openings with Halifax-based Dash Hudson.
As part of its new Public Innovation Internship Program, the New Brunswick government is looking to fill
Startups Are an Urban Phenomenon
After surveying startups across the region recently, I’ve come to believe more than ever that public policy should encourage startups in cities rather than rural areas.
Successful startups need two primary components — human and financial capital —
NACO Roadshow Begins April 30
The National Angel Capital Organization will start touring the Atlantic provinces on April 30, to deliver a series of workshops for investors and entrepreneurs.
The NACO Academy Roadshow, as the series is known, aims to build better engagement
As Sales Grow, SimpTek Lands Capital
After changing the direction of its business last year, Fredericton’s SimpTek Technologies is accelerating its growth, having booked almost $1 million in sales and on the cusp of raising $1.9 million in capital.
The company was founded in 2014 by a
PLATO Wins Jedi Pitch Competition

PLATO Testing of Fredericton won the Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) pitch competition last week at aerospace and defence company Lockheed Martin Canada’s IMPACT Centre. It was one of six Indigenous businesses from New Brunswick in
MUN Awards $40K in Woodward Cup
Three Memorial University of Newfoundland engineering students have won $10,000 each at the 2018 Mel Woodward Cup for their innovations in health care and energy efficiency.
The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship hosted the business idea
Parsons Takes New Post in Toronto
Having worked at a startup, a support organization and a student investment group in Atlantic Canada, Dana Parsons has joined Toronto-based Highline BETA, one of Canada’s most innovative companies in the venture capital sphere.
Parsons, formerly
Neothermal To Test Heat Storage Unit
After a few years of development, Neothermal Energy Storage of Halifax is beginning two demonstration projects for its electric thermal storage unit, or ETS, which helps homeowners manage their energy consumption.
Led by Co-Founders Louis
AVF Seeks 12 Founders to Pitch
The Atlantic Venture Forum is looking for a dozen startups to present at its two-day conference in late June in Halifax.
The sixth annual AVF, which will take place June 28 and 29 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, is a meeting place for
Job of the Week: Opening at Masitek
MASITEK Instruments’ opening for a Production Electronics Technologist is the headline posting in our Job of the Week column today.
In seven years, Masitek has grown from a small outfit that prevented damage in potatoes during the harvesting
Peachy To Help Seniors Live at Home
New entrepreneurs are advised to find a problem, or pain, to solve, and consult with prospective clients before proceeding. Chrissy Rossiter did so and is now helping companies that care for seniors in their own homes streamline and improve care.
UNB Team Makes CanInfra Top 20
A team of four students from the University of New Brunswick has made it to the top 20 of the CanInfra Challenge, a nationwide contest that crowdsources pitches to solve Canada’s infrastructure problems.
The team, called Smart Roads, is pitching a
