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QRA To Attend 48 Hours in the Valley

  • Oct 18, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based QRA Corp. has been accepted into the next cohort of 48 Hours in the Valley, the program offered by C100 to introduce leading Canadian companies to the network of investors and mentors in Silicon Valley.

C100 was formed by Canadian

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Harbr Commits to Gender Parity

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Though it is rooted in the male-dominated industries of technology and construction, Harbr has set a target to have an equal balance of men and women on its staff.

The Halifax company released a statement on Tuesday saying that it has almost

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TD Donates $500K to Futurpreneur

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

TD Bank Group has donated $500,000 to the Atlantic chapter of Futurpreneur Canada to support its efforts to support and educate young entrepreneurs in the region over the next three years.

The contribution will allow more Atlantic Canadian

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NSBI Launches US Export Program

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Nova Scotia Business Inc. is seeking applications for its new Scale-up Hub Cambridge program, which aims to help companies from the province increase sales in the U.S. and other countries.

The province's business development agency has posted a

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Deshpande’s Lesson in Creating Impact

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A giant in the field of entrepreneurship came to Halifax last Friday to give educators some schooling on how to build entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and University of New Brunswick grad Gururaj Deshpande was the keynote

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Accreon, ABM, iTacit Win Contract

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A consortium of three Atlantic Canadian tech companies has won a $10.1 million contract to build a new apprenticeship-management system for five provinces.

Accreon of Fredericton, ABM Integrated Solutions of Dartmouth, and iTacit of Fredericton

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Jobs: Dash Hudson, Swept, MCE

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Dash Hudson, the fast-growing Halifax company that provides analytics for such social media tools as Instagram, is looking for a Director of Marketing.

The Dash Hudson position is featured in our Jobs of the Week column today, which also showcases

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ACOA Funds FAN, Venn, Afred

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced funding of $1.4 million to three organizations to improve the ecosystem for startups in Atlantic Canada.

ACOA is providing a grant of $948,000 over three years to the First Angel Network to

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Shad Program Coming to UPEI

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

The University of Prince Edward Island is joining Shad, an award-winning national enrichment program which brings top high school students to 16 university campuses across the country every July.

Founded in 1980, Shad has become known as a leading

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Dal Seeks More Female CS Students

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

As part of Dalhousie University’s bicentennial celebration in 2018, the Faculty of Computer Science is launching a campaign to double the percentage of female students enrolling in the next academic year.

Like universities around the world, Dal’s

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Propel ICT Names Barry Bisson CEO

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s tech startup accelerator, has named Barry Bisson, former President of Shad Valley International, as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Propel released a statement on Thursday saying that Bisson, who previously headed the

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HeyOrca ARR hits US$1 Million

  • Oct 12, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

HeyOrca, the St. John’s company that helps marketing agencies collaborate with their clients, has reached an important milestone. It has now achieved US$1 million  in annual recurring revenue, or ARR.   

Co-founded by CEO Joseph Teo and CTO Sahand

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