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SMU’s New Multicultural Sales Course
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University will hold an information session Thursday for its new sales course, Sell Beyond Borders.
The information session will be held at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1334 Summer Street, at 11:30
Immigration Event Planned for Halifax
Startup Halifax and The Halifax Library will host an event on Oct. 16 to educate people on the processes available to foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada.
In particular, the free session is targeting three groups: international students who
Jobs: Dash Hudson’s Sales Dev Rep
Dash Hudson has an opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax, and this is the focus of Job of the Week today.
Halifax-based Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its corporate clients to create and
How Would Reforms Affect Startups?
Like many entrepreneurs, Alastair Trower recently told his member of Parliament of his outrage about the proposed tax reforms, which are being billed as an attempt to ensure fairness in the tax system.
A veteran of the startup world, Trower heads
NBIF Backed 29 Startups in 2016-17
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation released its 2016-17 annual report on Wednesday, revealing an active year, in which it invested in 29 different companies.
The report on the innovation agency’s operations in the 12 months to March 31, 2017,
DemoCamp Set for Halifax Oct. 10
The countdown is on for DemoCamp Halifax, which is set to take place Oct. 10 at Pier 21 in Halifax.
DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential investors. The
ScreenScape Cited for Sales Growth
ScreenScape Networks, the Charlottetown-based digital signage company, has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing software companies in the country by Canadian Business magazine.
With 591 per cent revenue growth in the five years to 2016, the
Ignite Fredericton Nabs 2 IEDC Awards
Ignite Fredericton announced Wednesday it has received two Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the Washington, D.C.-based International Economic Development Council.
The Fredericton economic development agency won Gold for the
Hudson To Lead Sequence Bio’s SAB
Sequence Bio has named American scientist Kathy Hudson, who held a senior role at the National Institutes of Health during the Obama administration, as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board.
The St. John’s company, which is researching the genetic
Startup Weekends Set Across Region
As surely as it brings jack-o-lanterns and fresh apples, autumn is a season that brings us Startup Weekends. And this year, Startup Weekends – or events following a similar format – will be held across the region.
Springing from a Seattle-based
Propel Names 28 to Fall 2017 Cohort
Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, has announced the 28 companies that will make up its autumn 2017 cohort, more than one-third of them from Newfoundland and Labrador.
The organization today revealed its latest cohort, including the
Breton SmarTek Extends its Reach
Four years after launching its first app for firefighters in Cape Breton, Breton SmarTek offers a suite of four products and is eyeing expansion into new sectors and jurisdictions.
The Sydney company came to light a few years ago when it was a
