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Startup Empire Set for Sept. 24 in Halifax
Volta Labs, the Halifax startup house, has announced that it will hold its second annual Startup Empire event next month, featuring a range of speakers who have developed leading startups.
Held at the Park Lane Cineplex Theatre on Spring Garden
Discussion of My Latest Book Sept. 1
I’d like to invite everyone who’s around Halifax on Sept. 1 to come out to my talk at the Central Library on my latest book.
The Jew Who Defeated Hitler: Henry Morgenthau Jr., FDR, and How We Won the War was published in the U.S. late last year,
Kik Interactive Raises US$50M
Waterloo-based Kik Interactive has raised a US$50 million (C$65.3 million) strategic investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent, valuing the maker of the popular North American chat network at US$1 billion.
Kik said in a press release on Tuesday
Press Release: BioInnovation Challenge
BioNova, the association of life sciences companies in Nova Scotia, has issued the following press release:
Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge
Halifax, NS – August 17, 2015 -- The semi-finalists have been chosen for the 2015
Bridgit & The Condo Boom
Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Hasegawa certainly had perfect timing when they decided to launch an app that improves efficiency in the construction industry.
The co-founders of Kitchener-based Bridgit decided to launch the product they call
Pursu.it Prepares for Journey Launch
Pursu.it, the platform that helps elite athletes crowdfund sponsorship, will launch the next version of its technology in late October, allowing users to interact with supporters for longer periods of time.
The Halifax organization is planning
Invest Atlantic Focuses on Funding
Tickets are now available for the sixth annual Invest Atlantic conference, which will focus on how to attract investment to Atlantic Canadian startups from beyond the region.
The conference, which will take place September 29 and 30 at the World
Deadline Extended in Gigabot Voting
The deadline for voting in the Great Big Gigabot Giveaway has been extended to next Saturday, so we’re re-issuing our call to vote for the Atlantic Canadian entry, The Creator Program.
Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young
Press Release: SheEO In Halifax
The Volta startup house in Halifax has issued the following press release.
SheEO Comes to Atlantic Canada
Launch Event to be Held at Volta Labs
HALIFAX – Vicki Saunders is coming to Halifax to launch the Atlantic Canadian women
Oleg Yefymov: Born To Be a Founder
Oleg Yefymov has always been entrepreneurial — by necessity and inclination.
As a child in Ukraine, the founder and CEO of Yomes, a site for landlords and tenants, had to help feed his family. Later, he learned about entrepreneurship
Please Vote for The Creator Program
Here’s a chance to help out The Creator Program, an Atlantic Canadian initiative that could benefit the ecosystem in the region.
Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young teens in the Halifax area, starting in St. Margaret’s
Press Release: Pilot Targets Grads
Venor Search Group, OneNS and Equals6 have issued the following press release:
Pilot Aimed to Keep Graduates in Nova Scotia Launched by Venor Search Group
Venor Search Group (Venor) is pleased to announce the launch of an initiative to connect
