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How Startups Can Improve their Tweets
Twitter is an effective tool for reaching a global market, but startups should try a few tricks to up their game when using the social media platform.
On Tuesday, a group of startup founders in Cape Breton had a chance to learn some hacks that can
LearnSphere Offers $2.2M to Exporters
LearnSphere, a program that has helped small businesses in New Brunswick to export for 14 years, is now being rolled out across Atlantic Canada.
With new funding from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the organization said Tuesday as much
CDL-Atlantic Names 24 Mentors
Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic, the East Coast component of the new countrywide innovation accelerator, has named its roster of mentors, which includes such national business leaders as John Risley and Ken Rowe.
Offered in conjunction with
CloudKettle Names 1st Senior Partner
CloudKettle, the Halifax SaaS tech consultancy that advises major international customers, is hitting a milestone this week.
Founder Greg Poirier announced Monday that CloudKettle is bringing on the firm’s first senior partner in Jon McGinley, the
Four Vie for NB Bioscience Award
With Global Biotechnology Week beginning Wednesday, New Brunswick biotech organization BioNB and the law firm McInnes Cooper will present the province’s Bioscience Achievement Award this week.
The award recognizes the contributions made by one
SomaDetect Making Waves in the US
SomaDetect, the Fredericton company that helps dairy farmers detect early signs of disease in their cattle, is becoming the most precocious of startups.
The company, which began only last year, is stringing together a list of accolades that is rare
Jobs: CloudKettle, NBIF, Springboard
We have a range of posting in our Jobs of the Week column today, from the CEO of the organization that coordinates university commercialization to a tech consultant to a marketing manager.
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is looking for a
Spring Loaded in Lazaridis Program
Months after launching its revolutionary knee brace, Spring Loaded Technology is entering the Lazaridis Scale-Up Program, one of the country’s leading accelerators for growth-stage companies.
The Dartmouth-based company on Thursday was named to the
10 Join Lazaridis Scale-Up Program
The Lazaridis Institute this week named 10 growth-stage companies from across the country to the second cohort of its Lazaridis Scale-Up Program.
The Institute, which operates out of Wilfrid Laurier University, aims to help Canada’s leading
Springboard’s Mathis Steps Down
Chris Mathis, the President and CEO of Springboard Atlantic, is stepping down from the organization that promotes and coordinates the commercialization of technology at Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Mathis told the group’s annual
NB’s New $7M-a-Year Sidecar Funds
Opportunities NB has established two sidecar funds that could add $7 million in equity financing each year to the funding totals for New Brunswick startups.
The Crown corporation, which attracts and supports business in the province, said Thursday
Sydney Hosts #PitchTweet Next Week
A series of events next week in Sydney will teach participants how to use Twitter to promote their business.
Momentum and Twitter Canada will host Twitter 101, the #PitchTweet symposium, and the #PitchTweet competition on Monday and Tuesday. It is
