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Briefs: SimpTek, Mindset, Startup Grind

  • Nov 17, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

SimpTek Named to Deloitte Companies to Watch List

Fredericton’s SimpTek Technologies, a maker of energy monitoring software, has been named to Deloitte Canada’s 2016 Companies to Watch list, part of its Technology Fast 50 Awards.

Simptek was the

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Samsung Buys NewNet Canada

  • Nov 16, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Samsung Electronics has bought Bedford-based NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc., meaning the world’s largest electronics producer by revenue will establish a base in Nova Scotia.

It is the second time in three years that the Bedford

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Are Startups Ready for a Recession?

  • Nov 15, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

A few weeks ago, J. P. Morgan & Co. put out a research note downplaying the impact that either presidential candidate would have on the investment world. For one thing, said the report, the winner of the election would probably have to cope with a

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Palmer Pushes Growth Program Ahead

  • Nov 14, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

Some of Atlantic Canada’s fastest-growing companies may soon be getting an unexpected call from Steve Palmer, as he seeks to build Propel ICT’s Growth program.

The regional accelerator’s new Growth initiative is aimed at fast-growing tech companies

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Job Openings: Jameson, Dash Hudson

  • Nov 14, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Our Jobs of the Week column today is highlighting two jobs in Halifax – one with the Jameson Group and the other with Dash Hudson.

The Jameson Group, which is looking for an entrepreneurial project coordinator, organizes a range of events and

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SabrTech Finds Clients in Thailand

  • Nov 10, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

After winning two international competitions in the past 14 months, Halifax clean-tech company SabrTech is focusing on plans to deploy its main product, The RiverBox, in Thailand.

SabrTech describes The RiverBox as “the world’s first modular,

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Deadline Tuesday for NBIF’s Breakthru

  • Nov 09, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

The deadline is fast approaching to enter New Brunswick’s Breakthru competition, which offers a total prize pot of $1 million and is open to startups across the country.

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has set a deadline of 11:59 pm Nov. 15

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Briefs: Gilfoy Fund, InspireNB

  • Nov 09, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Gilfoy Endowment for Entrepreneurship Students

Friends of Neville Gilfoy, the late publisher of Progress Media, have established The Neville J. Gilfoy Endowment in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Dalhousie University.

A gathering was held

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PEI BioAccelerator to Foster Growth

  • Nov 08, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Prince Edward Island’s life sciences segment has been doubling in size about every four years, and now the industry’s association has a singular mission: keep it going.

The Prince Edward Island BioAlliance recently released its latest strategy

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3 Startup Weekends Set for Nov 18-20

  • Nov 08, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Startup Weekends will be held in each of the Maritime Provinces on Nov. 18 to 20, coinciding with the Global Startup Weekend.

More than 200 of these events are taking place around the world in the next two weeks, bringing together a total of 15,000

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Jobs of the Week: Spring Loaded Tech

  • Nov 06, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Spring Loaded Technology, the Dartmouth company that is making a knee brace that adds power to the joint, is looking for two key people as it builds up its team.

The company is advertising on the Entrevestor Job Board for a cost accountant and a

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Fostering Life Science Companies in NS

  • Nov 04, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

Nova Scotia’s life sciences sector is one of the big winners of the announcement last week that Innovacorp has received fresh capital for its venture capital fund.

The province announced it will provide $40 million over the next eight years to the

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