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Teaching Students to Sell

  • Sep 18, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Not long after Gerry Pond offered half a million bucks to any Atlantic Canadian university that initiates an international tech sales program, some people began to ask: what would such a program look like?

Daniel P. Strunk is pretty sure he

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Our New Site & Broader Focus

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Right now, your eyes are gazing at something we’re pretty excited about.

Welcome to Entrevestor’s new website – which represents something far larger than a redesign. It’s an essential component of our first major expansion since we began four

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AC Clients Shine in Showcase

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The Accelerator Centre in Waterloo celebrated the success of its clients on Wednesday evening as 10 companies presented and one graduated at the annual Client Showcase.

The graduating company was Sober Steering, whose CEO Catherine Carroll

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Navigate Set to Open in Sydney

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

After months of work, Sydney is finally getting its own incubator for tech startups.

Launched by startup enthusiasts Ardelle Reynolds and Lindsay Uhma, the Navigate Startup House is due to open Oct. 9 in downtown Sydney. The space will feature

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Furey Named CEO of BlueLight

  • Sep 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

BlueLight Analytics, the Halifax startup that helps dentists ensure they use optimal energy when curing the resin in fillings, has named J.P. Furey its new Chief Executive Officer.

The company said today in a press release that Colin Deacon, the

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Ella Proving Demand in Beta Test

  • Sep 16, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

When Kelly Lawson wanted to know if other Canadian women shared her problem of not knowing to do with closets full of clothes, she started a Facebook Group to discuss the matter. Within a few weeks, 4,400 women had joined the group.

It now only

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Keefe: Raise No More than You Need

  • Sep 16, 2015
  • Patrick Keefe

Most startups on the East Coast and around the world view raising capital as a top priority. And with good reason, you can only boot-strap your startup so far. Cash is almost always the fuel for growth.

But it is important to be strategic in

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Spotful Eyes Higher Sales with Shopify

  • Sep 15, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Spotful, the ecommerce augmentation company that began life as the Maritime startup Spot Interactive, took a major leap forward on Friday when it went live on the budding ecommerce giant Shopify.

Based in Montreal and Halifax, Spotful allows

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Sober Steering Named in LA Awards

  • Sep 15, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

One the eve of its graduation from the Waterloo Accelerator Centre, Sober Steering has learned that it has been named one of the top 10 automotive startups at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.

The Waterloo-based company is building momentum as

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Press Release: Next 36 Campus Tour

  • Sep 15, 2015

The Next 36, a national entrepreneurship program for Canadian university students, has issued the following press release:

The Next 36 Launches National Campus Tour in Search of Canada’s Top Young Entrepreneurs

Events Scheduled from Coast to

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A Packed Calendar in KW

  • Sep 14, 2015
  • Scott Moreira

As summer winds to a close, the Kitchener-Waterloo startup community is preparing for a myriad events for this fall. Highlighting the busy schedule will be Communitech’s annual tech conference, Techtoberfest.

Aligning with North America’s

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Startup Kitchen to Live Stream Demo Day

  • Sep 14, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

People who can’t travel to Moncton this month for the Propel ICT Demo Day will still be able to watch the festivities live, thanks to Startup Kitchen.

The Fredericton-based venture that produces TV shows about Atlantic Canadian startups will

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