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PEI Seeks Applicants for Ignition
Innovation PEI is looking for promising new P.E.I.-based businesses and startups to bring forward proposals for the second round of its Ignition program.
The provincial government’s innovation agency recently announced the winners of its
Gingles Buoyed by Live Streaming Fad
Erik Gingles reacted to the news of Periscope’s purchase by Twitter with equal measures of elation and frustration.
The news broke March 9 that Twitter had bought Periscope, which allows Twitter users to display live video from their
How Budgets Changed Tax Credits
Lost in the recent controversy over budgets in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is the fact that we’ve moved no closer to harmonizing or unifying investment tax credits in the region.
In fact, there are now greater differences in the provincial
ETC Preps for Septic Sitter Launch
When Kelly Galloway speaks of her product that monitors septic systems, it doesn’t take her long to outline her plans for an Internet of Things solution that will automatically protect homeowners from the horrors of reversing septic tanks.
Sears Moves SageCrowd Forward
From the outset, Sean Sears and his team at sageCrowd felt that modern learning science would provide a sound basis for their e-learning platform.
Nonetheless, in a pattern typical of startup development, the sageCrowd founders shifted the
The NS Link to the LinkedIn Deal
There was a Nova Scotian angle to the $1.5 billion deal that was the talk of Silicon Valley yesterday.
Professional social media network LinkedIn announced it would pay $1.5 billion in cash and stock for Lynda.com, a Carpinteria, Calif.-based
NBIF, Innovacorp Fund Propel Grads
PropelICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, announced Wednesday that the best Nova Scotian and New Bruncswick graduates from its accelerator will now be eligible for an additional $100,000 in funding.
The accelerator has struck a
Alston Calls for a Cultural Shift
I returned recently from a trip to India. We were there to film part of a new documentary called The Millennial Dream. We wanted to see how millennials and an emerging culture of social entrepreneurship in a city of 1.5 million people could
GetGifted Calls It a Day
GetGifted has sent out its last gift list.
The Charlottetown startup that helped local merchants reward customers by giving them gifts announced on social media Tuesday that it would cease operations.
CEO and co-founder Gillian McCrae said in
NS Gives $400K to Brilliant Labs
The Nova Scotia government announced Tuesday it will contribute $400,000 to Brilliant Labs, an initiative that encourages technical education in schools in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Premier Stephen McNeil said the government will ensure the
Addo Aims to Grow Across Canada
At Volta, Moses is leading his people to the promised land of wellness and productivity.
In this particular case, Moses is Moses Robicheau, CEO of Addo, a startup that helps organizations encourage physical activity and good health among their
Armstrong: Growing Through Failure
Nathan Armstrong doesn’t mind using the F-word, and believes more Atlantic Canadians should discuss it openly.
The F-word, despite what you may have thought, is “failure”.
Armstrong is rightly proud that he and his brother Greg launched their
