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In The Chat Continues to Adapt

  • Sep 22, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

John Huehn spent enough time in the customer service game to know that customers don’t like to be on hold.

That’s why he founded In The Chat, whose software lets customers contact companies through social media, chat or texting. It reduces costs

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Press Release: Crowdfunding Event

  • Sep 22, 2015

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has issued the following press release:

Crowdfunding Public Information Session in Truro

Halifax - Sept 22, 2015 -- The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is holding a free public information session on the

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Propel Returns to Moncton Tonight

  • Sep 21, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

There will be a bit of a homecoming Tuesday in Moncton as Propel ICT holds its latest Demo Day in the area where it held its first.

At its sixth Demo Day, 12 companies that have gone through the regional tech accelerator’s programs will make

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Hack the North: Size Matters

  • Sep 21, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

There came a point during the closing ceremonies of the Hack the North hackathon that you realized this event was simply executed on a scale you’re not used to.

Hack the North is the largest hackathon in Canada, and the numbers tell part of the

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BuyMyLemonade Unveils Partnerships

  • Sep 21, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

BuyMyLemonade.com, a Halifax company that teaches students entrepreneurship through online fundraising, has announced that it has formed its first two strategic partnerships, with Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia and Eyeball Inc.

The company

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Nicoya Wins $50K at Centre Stage

  • Sep 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Nicoya Lifesciences, whose OpenSPR product reduces costs for scientists developing drugs from proteins, captured the $50,000 first prize at the Rev Centre Stage pitching event at Communitech on Friday night.

Two companies tied for second place and

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Revelling in Blank’s Wit & Wisdom

  • Sep 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Steve Blank on Friday showed why he’s the entrepreneurship prof that other entrepreneurship profs talk about.

The serial entrepreneur and academic made two appearances at Communitech and displayed the wit and insights that have made him one of

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Pond Reassesses Aging Population

  • Sep 20, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

The Atlantic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem conference attendees couldn’t stop talking last week about Gerry Pond’s Grey Grey Matter Matters.

Pond looked at one of Atlantic Canada’s biggest problems: a large aging population. His solution? Take old

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8 Lessons From Ecosystem Conference

  • Sep 20, 2015
  • Colin Mason

I found eight takeaways from the Atlantic Canada Entrepreneurial Ecosystem conference, hosted by the Sobey School of Business at St Mary’s University on Friday.

The first three come from Gerry Pond, former CEO of NBTel and founder and investor

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Press Release: Brovada’s $15M Exit

  • Sep 20, 2015

Towers Watson, a publicly listed professional services consultancy, has issued the following press release:

Towers Watson to Acquire Brovada

Acquisition expands Towers Watson's insurance technology offerings

ARLINGTON, VA, September 14, 2015

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Sickboy Uses Wit to Showcase CF

  • Sep 18, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

Jeremie Saunders is an actor and adventurer who has cystic fibrosis, and he’s bringing his light-hearted love of life to a series of unusual health podcasts.

Saunders is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund his Internet shows, which are made

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My USA Today Article on KW

  • Sep 18, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

I’m now in Kitchener-Waterloo reporting on the tremendous growth of the tech sector here, and it brings to mind my first reporting trip here two-and-a-half years ago.

The result was the article “Canadian startup hub thrives near Toronto”, which

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