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Clarifying the Murky Crowdfunding Rules
The rules governing equity crowdfunding in Canada are evolving and will likely get more confusing before they get clearer.
This isn’t just a Canadian thing. They might be even more complex in the United States, where 22 states and the District
In Praise of NB’s Biotech Community
When Mycodev founder Brennan Sisk appeared with New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant to announce the company’s $500,000 funding in March, he knew it was a celebration for more than his company.
The funding announcement by the New Brunswick
Mason on Teaching Entrepreneurship
One of Scotland’s leading educators in entrepreneurship has developed a special affinity for New Scotland.
Colin Mason, a professor at the Adam Smith School of Business at the University of Glasgow, has already been in Halifax and Sydney this
Eye on KW: PiinPoint’sHomecoming
Having already completed the vaunted Y Combinator accelerator in Silicon Valley, you’d think a startup would have little to gain from a Canadian accelerator.
But as demonstrated by PiinPoint, a Kitchener-based real estate analysis company, you’d
Murphy To Attend Women’s Bootcamp
Sarah Murphy, the CEO and Co-Founder of St. John’s-based Sentinel Alert, has been selected for the Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp at Communitech in Kitchener-Waterloo, which aims to help women-run businesses to scale.
The second-annual bootcamp
Robertson Developing Talent Pipeline
It’s well known that North America suffers from a shortage of tech talent and skills. It’s a problem that Doug Robertson, president and CEO of Moncton’s Venn Centre, is addressing through targeted programming and partnerships.
Venn’s own
Crowdfunding Event at Summer St.
PropelICT’s information session on equity crowdfunding and related issues on Monday is now taking place at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre at 1344 Summer Street.
The organization had planned another venue but had to make the change yesterday.
Bitness Lands First Customers
A 15-year-old who creates a device that can track customer traffic is impressive, but it’s nothing compared with a 16-year-old who turns that device into a bona fide business.
Alex Gillis, the 16-year-old founder of Bitness, did just that. After
Correction: Crowdfunding Event Monday
[Note: We have received new information from the organizers and the venue has been changed to the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre.]
PropelICT has organized an information session on equity crowdfunding and related issues in Halifax on Monday.
BYOB To Launch in 4 PEI Liquor Stores
Four Prince Edward Island liquor stores will soon contain a Be Your Own Bartender (BYOB) kiosk, a touch screen with more 6000 cocktail recipes to help customers learn about cocktails.
BYOB is the brainchild of company President Matt Sullivan,
Biopolynet Wins Statoil, GE Award
Fredericton’s BioPolynet, whose nanotechnology helps to bind or stabilize solids, has won a technology competition with a prize worth as much as US$400,000 from Statoil and GE Oil & Gas.
Last week, the Norwegian state oil company and the oil and
Campbell: Medtech Mentor & Founder
Barbara Campbell finds it interesting that when she worked in Vancouver, she was often flown to Halifax to talk about commercializing medical technology. Now that she lives in Halifax, she is rarely asked to speak.
The medical technologies
