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Ulnooweg Plots Tech-Ed for Natives

  • Feb 05, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

The Ulnooweg Development Group, a non-profit organization that encourages economic development among the Mi’kmaq people, will lead an initiative to teach digital skills to First Nations children in Atlantic Canada.

Chris Googoo, the chief operating

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Here’s Why our Survey Matters

  • Feb 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Last week, we were able to introduce facts into an emotional debate. We want to be able to do that again in the future, but we need your help.

When columnist Diane Francis wrote recently about governments wasting money on “fake startups”, her

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Jobs: 7 Openings at Brilliant Labs

  • Feb 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based non-profit organization that works with schools to teach students about robotics and coding, is looking to hire seven program specialists across the region.

The candidates will help facilitate Brilliant Lab’s

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Jobs: Dash Hudson Seeks a CSR

  • Feb 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Dash Hudson, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that helps corporate clients optimize and manage visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a Customer Success Representative.

The CSR will help train and engage potential customers during a

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We Hate To Nag, So Fill In Our Survey

  • Feb 04, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

We’re in the middle of our campaign to get Atlantic Canadian startup founders and CEOs to complete our survey. We’re thrilled by the response and want to remind all startups that haven’t completed the 18-question questionnaire to please do so.

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In Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Securicy, the Cape Breton company that helps SMEs implement cybersecurity plans, has been accepted into TechStars Boston as it launches its first product, Policy Builder.

The Sydney company issued a statement Thursday with the announcements,

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Techstars Key to BlockCrushr Expansion

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

As it expands into the U.S. by opening a Wyoming subsidiary, BlockCrushr Labs and its TokenClub unit have been accepted into the prestigious Techstars accelerator.

Halifax-based BlockCrushr is a skunkworks for blockchain. Established two years ago,

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Island Capital Backs Onset with $230K

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Onset Communication Inc., a Charlottetown company that enhances communication within film crews, has raised $230,000 from Island Capital Partners.

The P.E.I. investment group, led by local tech and investment veterans, issued a statement this week

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QRA Corp sells to DND

  • Feb 01, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Halifax-based QRA Corp announced Thursday the successful sale of its QVscribe software to the Canadian Department of National Defence.

QRA develops software that helps businesses across industries make better design choices and streamline design

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Data Proves Startups Are For Real

  • Feb 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Financial Post columnist Diane Francis popped a few entrepreneurial noses out of joint this week by saying Canada’s innovation craze is creating government-funded “Bombardier-like boondoggles”.

The founders and supporters of startups have taken

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MUN’s New MBA in Social Ventures

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Memorial University of Newfoundland will launch Canada's first MBA program in social enterprise and entrepreneurship this year, and is already receiving applications for the program. 

The St. John's university is hoping for at least 20 students to

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370 Testing Passiv’s FinTech Product

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

At this very moment, some $16 million in Canadian retirement accounts are being managed with the aid of a new investment tool managed by a young Fredericton company.

The company is Passiv. It’s the brainchild of Brendan Lee Young and Brendan Wood,

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