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2018 Resolution: Fill Out Survey

  • Jan 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Now that we’re into the new year, we’re renewing our call for founders and CEOs of Atlantic Canadian startups to take two minutes to complete our 2017 survey.

This annual exercise is a win-win for the region. The region gets leading-edge data on

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Island AquaTech Preps Prototype

  • Jan 02, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

What started as a class project for the three engineering students at the University of Prince Edward Island is rapidly showing signs of becoming a viable business.

Island AquaTech is the creation of three engineering students who designed a

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Jobs Postings: CoLab, Dash Hudson

  • Jan 02, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Dash Hudson is seeking a Sales Development Representative while CoLab Software needs a new Lead Developer in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service company in Halifax that designed a platform to help companies

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Happiest of Holidays to Our Readers

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee, Carol Moreira and Peter Moreira

We'd like take this opportunity to wish all our readers, advertisers, clients and friends the happiest of holidays. We're shutting down until Jan. 2, and are looking forward to a great holiday. We hope all of you have a great break as well. 

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2017 Has Been Great for Entrevestor

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Before we take our year-end break, we want to update our clients and readers about our progress in 2017.

It’s been a wonderful year for Entrevestor, and the highlight has been hiring a tremendous young reporter, Jennifer Lee. Jennifer is a graduate

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The Good and The Bad in 2017

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

At Entrevestor, we’re about to take our annual Christmas-to-New-Year’s break, so this column will try to sum up what’s been good and bad in the startup ecosystem in the past year. The community grows each year, but here are some high and low points

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Five Named to Export Igniter Cohort 2

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Five New Brunswick growth-stage companies will join the second cohort of Ignite Fredericton’s Export Igniter in January to learn how to build a viable export strategy.  

Cleantech, sporting goods and natural beauty products are what some of the

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Zambara Targets Group Benefit Plans

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Jason Trask’s journey to San Francisco has followed a long, hard and often personal road, but he hopes it will eventually lead to clients and funding for his fintech startup.

Trask is the founder and CEO of Zambara, a new St. John’s company that

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Feds Unveil 2 Innovation Programs

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The federal government has announced two new programs in the last week that should channel hundreds of millions of dollars into startups and innovative companies.

Last week, the government launched Innovative Solutions Canada, under which 20

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Feds, Emera Fund Smart Grid at UNB

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The federal government and Halifax-based Emera Inc. have committed more than $4.3 million to develop smart grid expertise and infrastructure at the University of New Brunswick.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency issued a press release

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Spring Loaded Cited in Forbes Article

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

The Dartmouth-based company that developed a bionic knee brace has been listed in a Forbes article titled, “The Top Seven Startups for Souped-Up Senior Care”.

The American business magazine praised Spring Loaded Technology’s shock-absorbent knee

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Ocean Executive Adds 2 Clients

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Ocean Executive, which provides an online marketplace for the seafood industry, has signed enterprise software licensing agreements with two major clients.

The company said in a press release Tuesday that it has signed deals with

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